| James B. Dozier | |
| Birth Date: | 2 May 1820 |
| Birth Place: | Warren County, Tennessee |
| Placeofburial: | Jack County, Texas |
| Placeofburial Label: | Place of burial |
| Allegiance: | United States |
| Branch: | United States Army (civilian scout) |
| Rank: | Scout |
| Battles: | Indian Wars |
| Awards: | Medal of Honor |
James Bell Dozier, also known as James Doshier, was born in Warren County, Tennessee on May 2, 1820,[1] and died in 1901.[2]
He is one of only eight civilian recipients of the Medal of Honor. As a civilian scout during the Indian Wars,[3] he received the award "for gallantry in action and on the march."[1] This occurred in 1870 at the Little Wichita River in Texas during a battle with the Keechi.[3]
In 1917, the U.S. Army—after Congress revised the standards for the award—removed from the rolls 911 medals previously awarded to civilians or for actions that would not warrant a Medal of Honor under the new higher standards. Dozier's medal was among those revoked. In 1977, Congress began reviewing numerous cases; it reinstated the medals for Dozier and four other civilian scouts on June 12, 1989.[1] [4]