Salt Lake Herald | 1908-06-03 | Page 2 | Given Military Honors

GIVEN MILITARY HONORS Burial of a Sergeant John Jo n Nihill a Veteran and Hero of the Civil and Indian Wars New York June 2 Sergeant John Ni 11 hlll hill of Whitestone a veteran of at the civil war and Indian war said to be the tho only enlisted man In the United States army arm ever admitted to membership In the Loyal Legion was buried burled yesterday esterday with mili military military tary honors A detachment of ot soldiers from Point Totten Willets Point acted as an sn escort Nihill Nihil was born in Ireland He served through the American civil war with dis die distinction distinction and at its close In the Indian war He won a a certificate of ot honor for conspicuous bravery brav ry In action pOtion and also a medal of honor His certificate was won by br the saving of ot a comrade in the Indian war while under fire horse being shot from fro In under him and Nihill being wounded Ni Nihill hill dismounted and placing the wounded man on a horse held the Indians at bay while his comrade rode away in safety safet In his running fight which followed he heI killed or wounded twelve of ot the Indians I who were on his track