Frank E. Hill (Medal of Honor)

{{Short description|United States Army soldier (1850–1906)}}

{{other people||Frank Hill (disambiguation)}}

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|name= Frank E. Hill

|birth_date= c. 1850

|death_date= {{Death date|1906|3|29}}

|birth_place= Mayfield, Wisconsin

|death_place= Manhattan, Nevada

|placeofburial= Columbarium of San Francisco

|placeofburial_label= Place of burial

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|caption= Frank E. Hill, Medal of Honor recipient

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|allegiance= United States of America

|branch=United States Army

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|rank= Sergeant

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|unit= 5th United States Cavalry

|battles= American Indian Wars

|awards=Medal of Honor

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Frank E. Hill (c. 1850 – March 29, 1906) served in the United States Army during the American Indian Wars. He received the Medal of Honor.

Hill was born in Mayfield, Wisconsin.{{Cite web |access-date=October 5, 2010 |url=http://museum.dva.state.wi.us/Res_honorrecipients_List.asp#FrontierWars |title=Frontier wars |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303204940/http://museum.dva.state.wi.us/Res_honorrecipients_List.asp#FrontierWars |url-status=dead }} He died on March 20, 1906, in Manhattan, Nevada.[http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/wmh&CISOPTR=19564&REC=1&CISOSHOW=19549 Alan E. Kent, "Wisconsin and the Medal of Honor", Wisconsin Magazine of History, vol. 36, no. 2 (winter 1952–53)] His ashes rest in the Columbarium of San Francisco in San Francisco, California.

Hill was severely wounded during an outbreak at Camp Date Creek, Arizona Territory on September 8, 1872; he later received a Medal of Honor for the incident. He also received an honorable mention for his actions north of Baby Canyon on December 29, 1872.George Frederic Price, [https://books.google.com/books?id=o2UtAAAAYAAJ Across the continent with the Fifth Cavalry] New York: D. Van Nostrand, 1883.