An extremely cold rainstorm that night discouraged the Indians, and they broke off the fight; every man in the detail was wounded and one trooper killed. For this action Dixon, along with the other survivors, were awarded the Medal of Honor.
Due to a severe cold storm that evening, the Indians abandoned the fight, leaving all members of the detail wounded and one soldier dead.  For their courage in the face of adversity, Dixon and his fellow survivors were awarded the Medal of Honor.