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Julius Alexis Schou was born on July 17, 1849, in Copenhagen, Denmark.
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During the Great Sioux War of 1876, Schou risked his life volunteering to carry dispatches from commanders in the field to Fort Buford. He was eventually recognized for his efforts and received the Medal of Honor on November 19, 1884. He later emigrated to the United States and lived in Brooklyn, New York before enlisting in the United States Army in the mid-to late 1870s.
Assigned to frontier duty in the Dakota Territory, he saw considerable action with the 22nd United States. Infantry Regiment during the Sioux Wars.
lieutenant was during the Great Sioux War of 1876 that the 27-year-old corporal volunteered to deliver dispatches from Brigadier General Elwell Stephen Otis to General William B. Hazen at Fort Buford, a dangerous task which required Schou to ride long distances though wide-open Indian territory, and was cited for distinguished by his superiors. He received an immediate transfer to Troop G of the 4th United States. Cavalry Regiment and was promoted to the rank of sergeant.
Prior to his retirement, he served as a recruiting officer in Seattle and, in 1896, was interviewed by The Spokesman-Review. Schou died on November 19, 1929, at the age of 80, and interred at Arlington National Cemetery.
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Medal of Honor Medal of Honor
Medal of Honor citation Rank and organization: Corporal, Company I, 22d U.S. Infantry. Place and date: Sioux Campaign, 1870. Entered service at: --. Birth: Denmark. Date of issue: 19 November 1884. Citation: Carried dispatches to Fort Buford.Medal of Honor citation Rank and organization: Corporal, Company I, 22d U.S. Infantry. Place and date: Sioux Campaign, 1870. Entered service at: --. Birth: Denmark. Date of issue: 19 November 1884. Citation: Carried dispatches to Fort Buford.