▁initi ated ▁in ▁Pl atte ▁Valley ▁L odge ▁No . ▁ 3 2 , ▁in ▁North ▁Pl atte , ▁Neb r aska , ▁on ▁March ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 8 7 0 . ▁He ▁received ▁his ▁second ▁and ▁third ▁degrees ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 8 7 0 , ▁and ▁January ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 8 7 1 , ▁respectively . ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁Knight ▁Tem pl ar ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 9 ▁and ▁received ▁his ▁ 3 2 nd ▁degree ▁in ▁the ▁Scottish ▁R ite ▁of ▁Fre em ason ry ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 4 . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁and ▁hon ors ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 2 , ▁C ody ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Medal ▁of ▁Honor ▁for ▁service ▁as ▁a ▁civil ian ▁sc out ▁to ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁Caval ry ▁Regiment , ▁for ▁" g all antry ▁in ▁action " ▁at ▁Lou pe ▁For ke , ▁Pl atte ▁River , ▁Neb r aska . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Army — after ▁Congress ▁re vised ▁the ▁standards ▁for ▁the ▁award — rem oved ▁from ▁the ▁roll s ▁ 9 1 1 ▁med als ▁previously ▁awarded ▁to ▁civ ili ans ▁or ▁for ▁actions ▁that ▁would ▁not ▁war rant ▁a ▁Medal ▁of ▁Honor ▁under ▁the ▁new ▁higher ▁standards . ▁C ody ' s ▁medal ▁was ▁among ▁those ▁rev oked . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁Congress ▁began ▁review ing ▁numerous ▁cases ; ▁it ▁re inst