Mosheim Feaster

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Mosheim Feaster
7th U.S. Cavalry
Battles/wars
AwardsMedal of Honor

Battle of Wounded Knee, but now called the Wounded Knee Massacre, on December 29, 1890. He later served in the Spanish–American War
.

Biography

Mosheim Feaster was born in

Cleveland, Ohio.[2][3]

Assigned to frontier duty in the

Fort Riley, Kansas.[2]

Feaster re-enlisted on October 9, 1893, at Cleveland in Company E,

Bedloe's Island, New York upon termination of his service.[4]

On December 5, 1898, Feaster re-enlisted in Company E or Company H, 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, again in Cleveland.[6] While a corporal during this enlistment, he was cited for his action in Cuba.[5] He was discharged as a first sergeant when his service expired on December 4, 1901.[6]

Feaster served at least four more tours of duty:

  1. Enlisting February 14, 1902, in
    Chicago, Illinois, in Company M, 4th Infantry Regiment and being discharged on February 23, 1905, at Angel Island, California, as a private.[7]
  2. Enlistling February 25, 1905, in
    San Francisco, California, in Company M of an infantry Regiment and being discharged on February 24, 1908, at Chicago as a corporal[8]
  3. Enlisting March 5, 1908, in Chicago in the recruiting service for the infantry and being discharged on March 4, 1911, at Chicago as a sergeant.[9]
  4. Enlisting March 18, 1911, at the
    Philippine Islands as a sergeant.[10]

Feaster probably re-enlisted upon discharge in March 1914; in September 1914 First Sergeant Feaster, still assigned to Company K, was placed on the retired list.[11]

Feaster died on March 18, 1950, in

Veterans Administration Nationwide Gravesite Locator reflects a rank of first sergeant.[14]

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and organization: Private, Company E, 7th U.S. Cavalry. Place and date: At Wounded Knee Creek, S. Dak., December 29, 1890. Entered service at: Schellburg, Pa. Birth: Schellburg, Pa. Date of issue: June 23, 1891.

Citation:

The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Private Mosheim Feaster, United States Army, for extraordinary gallantry on December 29, 1890, while serving with Company E, 7th U.S. Cavalry, in action at Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota.[3]

See also

External links

  • "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCFB-KPN : accessed 19 June 2017), F Mosheim Feaster, San Francisco (Districts 251-409), San Francisco, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 252, sheet 16A, line 28, family 264, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 203; FHL microfilm 2,339,938.

References

  1. ^ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW6Y-4M3 : 10 August 2016), Mosheim Feaster in household of Conrad Feaster, Schellsburg, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district ED 230, sheet 264C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1098; FHL microfilm 1,255,098.
  2. ^ a b "United States Registers of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRQ6-CGC : 4 December 2014), Mosheim Feaster, 23 Oct 1889; citing p. 66, volume 85, Cleveland, , Ohio, United States, NARA microfilm publication M233 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 44; FHL microfilm 1,319,377.
  3. ^ a b c Army Times Publishing Company. "Military Times Hall of Valor: Mosheim Feaster". Awards and Citations: Medal of Honor. MilitaryTimes.com. Retrieved June 29, 2010.
  4. ^ a b "United States Registers of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDR-4W6V : 24 May 2014), Mosheim Feaster, 09 Oct 1893; citing p. 38, volume 090, Cleveland, , Ohio, United States, NARA microfilm publication M233 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 47; FHL microfilm 1,319,380.
  5. ^ a b Orders and Circulars. Washington: Adjutant General's Office, 1900. 1901. p. General Order No. 15 dated February 15, 1900, p. 11.
  6. ^ a b "United States Registers of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDR-CSWW : 24 May 2014), Mosheim Feaster, 05 Dec 1898; citing p. 80, volume 094, Cleveland, , Ohio, United States, NARA microfilm publication M233 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 49; FHL microfilm 1,465,935.
  7. ^ "United States Registers of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDR-6R6Z : 24 May 2014), Mosheim Feaster, 14 Feb 1902; citing p. 68, volume 106, Chicago, , Illinois, United States, NARA microfilm publication M233 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 55; FHL microfilm 1,465,941.
  8. ^ "United States Registers of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDR-JKL7 : 24 May 2014), Mosheim Feaster, 25 Feb 1905; citing p. 53, volume 114, San Francisco, , California, United States, NARA microfilm publication M233 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 59; FHL microfilm 1,465,945.
  9. ^ "United States Registers of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDR-LZHV : 24 May 2014), Mosheim Feaster, 05 Mar 1908; citing p. 43, volume 122, Chicago, , Illinois, United States, NARA microfilm publication M233 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 63; FHL microfilm 1,465,949.
  10. ^ "United States Registers of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDR-L1GN : 24 May 2014), Mosheim Flaster, 18 Mar 1911; citing p. 106, volume 128, Presidio Monterey, , California, United States, NARA microfilm publication M233 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 66; FHL microfilm 1,465,952.
  11. ^ "Army Orders". Evening Star. September 4, 1914. p. 16. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
  12. ^ "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPFD-13G : 26 November 2014), Mosheim Feaster, 18 Mar 1950; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
  13. ^ "Mosheim Feaster". Find a Grave. Retrieved June 29, 2010.
  14. ^ "Feaster, Mosheim". Nationwide Gravesite Locator. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
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