Record Group 94: Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1762 - 1984 Series: Letters Received, 1805 - 1889 File Unit: Congressional Medal of Honor File of Bugler Claron A. Windus, Company L, 6th U.S. Cavalry Regiment

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Record Group 94: Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1762 - 1984 Series: Letters Received, 1805 - 1889 File Unit: Congressional Medal of Honor File of Bugler Claron A. Windus, Company L, 6th U.S. Cavalry Regiment

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Windus, Claron Augustus, 1850-1927

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Claron Augustus Windus (January 10, 1850 – October 18, 1927) served in the United States Army during the American Civil War as a drummer boy, American Indian Wars as a bugler and the Spanish–American War as a captain. He received the Medal of Honor for bravery during a battle with the Kiowa Indians in 1870. Windus was born on January 10, 1850, in Janesville, Wisconsin. He served as a drummer boy during the American Civil War. Still under age, Windus lied about his age in order to join the 6th...