[PAR] [TLE] Wilhelm O. Philipsen [SEP] Wilhelm O. Philipsen (1852–1913), a recipient of the Medal of Honor, served as a blacksmith in Company D of the U.S. Army’s 5th Cavalry Regiment during the Battle of Milk Creek in 1879.  He was among 10 cavalrymen who volunteered to form a skirmish line on September 29, 1879 while Company D retreated from an attack by the White River Utes.  Philipsen and the other volunteers were awarded the Medal of Honor for bravery in defending their unit during this retreat. [PAR] [TLE] 5th Cavalry Regiment [SEP] The 5th Cavalry Regiment ("Black Knights") is a historical unit of the United States Army that began its service in the decade prior to the American Civil War and continues in modified organizational format in the U.S. Army.
[PAR] [TLE] Wilhelm O. Philipsen [ SEP ] Wilhelm O. Philipsen ( 1852–1913 ) , a recipient of the Medal of Honor , served as a blacksmith in Company D of the U.S. Army ’s 5th Cavalry Regiment during the Battle of Milk Creek in 1879 . He was among 10 cavalrymen who volunteered to form a skirmish line on September 29 , 1879 while Company D retreated from an attack by the White River Utes . Philipsen and the other volunteers were awarded the Medal of Honor for bravery in defending their unit during this retreat . [PAR] [TLE] 5th Cavalry Regiment [ SEP ] The 5th Cavalry Regiment ( " Black Knights " ) is a historical unit of the United States Army that began its service in the decade prior to the American Civil War and continues in modified organizational format in the U.S. Army .
Wilhelm O. Philipsen served as blackmith in a historical unit of the United States Army, that began its service in the decade prior to what war?
Wilhelm O. Philipsen served as blackmith in a historical unit of the United States Army , that began its service in the decade prior to what war ?
American Civil War
American Civil War