Sergeant George Jordan (Indian Wars) is a Notable burial at https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/ftmcpherson.asp. George Jordan, born about 1850 in Tennessee, enlisted in the U.S. Army in Nashville in 1866. Illiterate at the time, he learned to read and write while in service. Private Jordan transferred to the 9th Cavalry in 1870 and, posted to the Indian Territories, he fought hostile Apache and Sioux tribes. He was promoted to corporal in 1874. In 1890 Sergeant Jordan received the Medal of Honor for holding ground against greater numbers of the enemy in 1880 and 1881. He was the first African American so recognized in two decades. After retiring in April 1897 Jordan remained in Nebraska and, as a landowner, lobbied for the right to vote. In fall 1904 he sought medical attention at the Fort Robinson hospital, but was denied admission; he died that October. Jordan was buried at Fort Robinson and in 1947 his remains were transferred to Fort McPherson National Cemetery.  

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1st Sgt. George Jordan received Medal of Honor for action at Fort Tularosa & Carrizo Canyon, NM. In both actions he led his force (25 and 19 men respectively) against Apache forces 4 times as large. 

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