Spence was discharged from the army as a sergeant at Fort Selden, New Mexico in 1873. He married in 1874 and briefly resided in Grant County, New Mexico. He went on to work as a cook at the overland mail stage station at Sulphur Springs in the Arizona Territory.[2]
On April 7, 1876, the station was raided by a band of Apaches led by Pionsenay after an argument over whiskey sales. Pionsenay shot and killed Spence and Nicholas Rogers, the station operator.[3] The two were initially buried at the station, however, the bodies were later exhumed for interment at Fort Bowie.[2]
Medal of Honor citationedit
Rank and organization: Private, Company G, 8th Cavalry Regiment. Place and date: At Chiricahua Mountains, Ariz., October 20, 1869. Entered service at: Tionesta, Pa. Birth: Forest County, Pa. Date of issue: February 14, 1870.
orizoba, spence, orizoba, spence, 1847, april, 1876, alternatively, spelled, orisoba, sergeant, united, states, army, received, medal, honor, gallantry, action, during, indian, wars, orizoba, spenceheadboard, spenceborn1847tionesta, pennsylvaniadiedapril, 1876. Orizoba O Spence 1847 April 7 1876 alternatively spelled Orisoba was a sergeant in the United States Army who received the Medal of Honor for gallantry in action during the Indian Wars 1 Orizoba O SpenceHeadboard of O O SpenceBorn1847Tionesta PennsylvaniaDiedApril 7 1876 1876 04 07 aged 28 29 Sulphur Springs Arizona TerritoryPlace of burialFort Bowie Post CemeteryAllegianceUnited States of AmericaService wbr branchUnited States ArmyRankSergeantUnitCompany G 8th Cavalry RegimentBattles warsIndian WarsAwardsMedal of Honor Contents 1 Biography 2 Medal of Honor citation 3 See also 4 ReferencesBiography editSpence was born in 1847 in Tionesta Pennsylvania and joined the Army in 1868 He was stationed at Fort Bowie in the Arizona Territory with Company G of the 8th Cavalry Regiment On October 20 1869 Spence earned a Medal of Honor for gallantry after a battle against a band of Apaches led by Cochise 2 Spence was discharged from the army as a sergeant at Fort Selden New Mexico in 1873 He married in 1874 and briefly resided in Grant County New Mexico He went on to work as a cook at the overland mail stage station at Sulphur Springs in the Arizona Territory 2 On April 7 1876 the station was raided by a band of Apaches led by Pionsenay after an argument over whiskey sales Pionsenay shot and killed Spence and Nicholas Rogers the station operator 3 The two were initially buried at the station however the bodies were later exhumed for interment at Fort Bowie 2 Medal of Honor citation editRank and organization Private Company G 8th Cavalry Regiment Place and date At Chiricahua Mountains Ariz October 20 1869 Entered service at Tionesta Pa Birth Forest County Pa Date of issue February 14 1870 Citation Gallantry in action See also editList of Medal of Honor recipients for the Indian WarsReferences edit Orizoba Spence Hall of Valor Military Times Retrieved January 17 2019 a b c Fort Bowie Cemetery Graves National Park Service A historical and biographical record of the territory of Arizona 1896 Chicago McFarland amp Poole Portals nbsp Arizona nbsp Biography Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Orizoba Spence amp oldid 1207215347, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
