Co-Rux--Te-Chod-Ish (Mad Dog), born in 1847 in Nebraska in the Pawnee Tribe, was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Indian Wars. He joined the US Army in Columbus, Nebraska as an Indian Scout. In July 1869, he was thrown from his horse while chasing after a Cheyenne Dog Soldier near the Republican River. He was badly injured when another member of his own unit shot him by mistake.
He was awarded the Medal of Honor on August 24, 1869. He passed away in February 1913 and is buried in Oklahoma.
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