http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/mohind.htm INDIAN WAR PERIOD MEDALS OF HONOR WHITEHEAD, PATTON G. Rank and organization: Private, Company C, 5th U.S. Infantry. Place and date: At Cedar Creek, etc., Mont., 21 October 1876 to 8 January 1877. Entered service at: ------. Birth: Russell County, Va. Date of issue: 27 April 1877. Citation: Gallantry in action.