# Julius Schou

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[Sergeant](/source/Sergeant#United_States) **Julius Alexis Schou** (July 17, 1849 – November 19, 1929) was an American soldier in the [U.S. Army](/source/United_States_Army) who served with the [22nd U.S. Infantry](/source/22nd_Infantry_Regiment_(United_States)) during the [Sioux Wars](/source/Sioux_Wars). During the [Great Sioux War of 1876](/source/Great_Sioux_War_of_1876), Schou risked his life volunteering to carry dispatches from commanders in the field to [Fort Buford](/source/Fort_Buford). He was eventually recognized for his efforts and received the [Medal of Honor](/source/Medal_of_Honor) on November 19, 1884.

## Biography

Julius Alexis Schou was born on July 17, 1849, in [Copenhagen](/source/Copenhagen), [Denmark](/source/Denmark). He later emigrated to the United States and lived in [Brooklyn, New York](/source/Brooklyn,_New_York) before enlisting in the [United States Army](/source/United_States_Army) in the mid-to late 1870s. Assigned to frontier duty in the [Dakota Territory](/source/Dakota_Territory), he saw considerable action with the [22nd U.S. Infantry Regiment](/source/22nd_Infantry_Regiment_(United_States)) during the [Sioux Wars](/source/Sioux_Wars). It was during the [Great Sioux War of 1876](/source/Great_Sioux_War_of_1876) that the 27-year-old [corporal](/source/Corporal#United_States) volunteered to deliver dispatches from Brigadier General [Elwell Stephen Otis](/source/Elwell_Stephen_Otis) to General [William B. Hazen](/source/William_Babcock_Hazen) at [Fort Buford](/source/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 U.S. Cavalry Regiment](/source/4th_Cavalry_Regiment_(United_States)) and was promoted to the rank of [sergeant](/source/Sergeant#United_States). He later received the [Medal of Honor](/source/Medal_of_Honor) in recognition of his actions on November 19, 1884;[1][2][3] though he won the award in 1876, his MOH citation was incorrectly dated 1870.[4][5] Prior to his retirement, he served as a [recruiting officer](/source/Military_recruitment) in [Seattle](/source/Seattle) and, in 1896, was interviewed by [The Spokesman-Review](/source/The_Spokesman-Review).[6] Schou died on November 19, 1929, at the age of 80, and was interred at [Arlington National Cemetery](/source/Arlington_National_Cemetery) with his wife Irma (1864–1937).[7][8][9]

## 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.[10]

## See also

- [List of Medal of Honor recipients for the Indian Wars](/source/List_of_Medal_of_Honor_recipients_for_the_Indian_Wars)

## References

1. Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs. *Medal of Honor recipients, 1863–1978, 96th Cong., 1st sess*. Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office, 1979. (p. 312)

1. Army Times Publishing Company. ["Military Times Hall of Valor: Julius Alexis Schou"](http://militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=2148). *Awards and Citations: Medal of Honor*. MilitaryTimes.com. Retrieved December 29, 2010.

1. Sterner, C. Douglas (1999). ["MOH Citation for Julius Schou"](http://www.homeofheroes.com/moh/citations_1865_ind/schou.html). *MOH Recipients: Indian Campaigns*. HomeofHeroes.com. Retrieved December 29, 2010.

1. Smith, Oskaloosa, Robert L. Hamilton and William H. Wassell. *A History of the Twenty-Second United States Infantry*. Manila, Philippines: E.C. McCullough & Co., 1904. (p. 28)

1. ["1st Battalion 22nd Infantry: The 22nd Infantry 1874–1878"](http://1-22infantry.org/history3/7478.htm). 1-22Infantry.org. Retrieved December 29, 2010.

1. ["His Ride Among Hostile Sioux; Congress Presented Sergeant Schou With A Medal of Honor"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DdYUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HrQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6561,3467180&dq=julius+schou+medal-of-honor&hl=en). *[The Spokesman-Review](/source/The_Spokesman-Review)*. March 18, 1896. Retrieved December 29, 2010.

1. [Burial Detail: Schou, Julius Alexis](https://ancexplorer.army.mil/publicwmv/#/arlington-national/search/results/1/CgVzY2hvdRIGanVsaXVz/) – ANC Explorer

1. Holt, Dean W. *American Military Cemeteries: A Comprehensive Illustrated Guide to the Hallowed Grounds of the United States, including Cemeteries Overseas*. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland, 1992. ISBN 0-89950-666-6

1. Sterner, C. Douglas (1999). ["Photo of Grave site of MOH Recipient Julius Schou"](http://www.homeofheroes.com/gravesites/arlington/schou_julius.html). *Medal of Honor Recipient Gravesites In The State of*. HomeofHeroes.com. Retrieved December 29, 2010.

1. ["Medal of Honor recipients"](https://web.archive.org/web/20130803232814/http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/indianwars.html). *Indian War Campaigns*. [United States Army Center of Military History](/source/United_States_Army_Center_of_Military_History). June 8, 2009. Archived from [the original](http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/indianwars.html) on August 3, 2013. Retrieved June 29, 2009.

## External links

- [Indian War Campaigns Medal of Honor Recipients for the United States Army](https://www.army.mil/medalofhonor/citations3.html#S) at [Army Knowledge Online](/source/Army_Knowledge_Online)

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