▁Zar ah ▁to ▁Fort ▁H ays , ▁Fort ▁H ays ▁to ▁Fort ▁D odge , ▁Fort ▁D odge ▁to ▁Fort ▁L arn ed , ▁and , ▁finally , ▁Fort ▁L arn ed ▁to ▁Fort ▁H ays , ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 3 5 0 ▁miles ▁in ▁ 5 8 ▁hours ▁through ▁host ile ▁territory , ▁covering ▁the ▁last ▁ 3 5 ▁miles ▁on ▁foot . ▁ ▁In ▁response , ▁General ▁Philip ▁Sher idan ▁assigned ▁him ▁Chief ▁of ▁Sc outs ▁for ▁the ▁ 5 th ▁Caval ry ▁Regiment . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁Chief ▁of ▁Sc outs ▁for ▁the ▁Third ▁Caval ry ▁in ▁later ▁campaign s ▁of ▁the ▁Pla ins ▁Wars . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 8 7 2 , ▁C ody ▁was ▁a ▁sc out ▁for ▁the ▁highly ▁public ized ▁hunting ▁expedition ▁of ▁the ▁Grand ▁Duke ▁Alex ei ▁Alexand rov ich ▁of ▁Russia . ▁ ▁C ody ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Medal ▁of ▁Honor ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 2 ▁for ▁gall antry ▁as ▁an ▁Army ▁sc out ▁in ▁the ▁Indian ▁Wars . ▁It ▁was ▁rev oked ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁along ▁with ▁med als ▁of ▁ 9 1 0 ▁other ▁recip ients , ▁when ▁Congress ▁author ized ▁the ▁War ▁Department ▁to ▁re voke ▁prior ▁Army ▁Medal ▁of ▁Honor ▁awards ▁it ▁had ▁considered ▁dub ious ▁since ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁strict ▁reg ulations ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 7 . ▁All ▁civil ian ▁med als ▁were ▁rev oked , ▁including ▁civil ian ▁sc outs , ▁since ▁they ▁did ▁not ▁meet ▁the