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{{Short description|United States Army Medal of Honor recipient}}
{{For|people named Kelsay|Kelsay (surname)}}
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'''Kelsay''' was an Indian scout serving in the [[United States Army]] during the [[Indian Wars]] who received the [[Medal of Honor]] for bravery.
==Biography==
Kelsay was born in [[Arizona]] and after entering the army served as a scout in the Indian Wars. He received the [[Medal of Honor]] for "engagements with Apaches".<ref name=AMOHW>{{Cite web
|access-date  = September 15, 2010
|title        = Indian Wars; Kelsay
|work         = Medal of Honor recipients, Indian Wars
|publisher    = [[United States Army Center of Military History]]
|url          = http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/indianwars.html
|date         = August 3, 2009
|archive-date = August 3, 2013
|archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20130803232814/http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/indianwars.html
|url-status   = dead
}}</ref>
==Medal of Honor citation==
Rank and organization: Indian Scouts. Place and date: Winter of 1872–73. Entered service at:------. Birth: Arizona. Date of issue: 12 April 1875.
'''Citation:'''
<blockquote>Gallant conduct during campaigns and engagements with Apaches.<ref name=AMOHW/></blockquote>
==See also==
{{Portal|Biography}}
*[[List of Medal of Honor recipients for the Indian Wars]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*{{Hall of Valor|5|accessdate=September 15, 2010}}
*{{Find a Grave|44312639|work=Claim to Fame: Medal of Honor recipients|author=Don Morfe|date=November 14, 2009|accessdate=September 15, 2010}}
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[[Category:United States Army Medal of Honor recipients]]
[[Category:United States Army soldiers]]
[[Category:Military personnel from Arizona]]
[[Category:Native American people from Arizona]]
[[Category:United States Army Indian Scouts]]
[[Category:American Indian Wars recipients of the Medal of Honor]]
[[Category:19th-century Native Americans]]
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