Source: http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/moh1.htm

Note: This is not my ancestry. I have NO additional information. I am just passing along information that may be useful.

PHIFE, LEWIS
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company B, 8th U.S. Cavalry. Place and date: Arizona, August to October 1868. Entered service at: Marion, Oreg. Born: 31 October 1846, Des Moines County, Iowa. Date of issue: 24 July 1869. Citation: Bravery in scouts and actions against Indians.

Additional Information and cemetery monument photo:

http://www.homeofheroes.com/gravesites/states/pages_pz/phife...