Richard Longstreet Tea (February 20, 1840 – September 14, 1911) was an American soldier who received the Medal of Honor for heroism on April 23, 1875, during the Indian Wars.
He divorced Margaret Graham and then married Alice Grugan in Prescott, Arizona on February 13, 1887.
So conspicuous was his record as a soldier during that war that he was accorded the distinction by the United States Congress of being permitted to enter either the Senate Chambers or the floor of the House and enjoy any privilege of either.
He and his wife were permitted to live on post after he retired in 1888, an honor accorded few service members.
Citation: With 5 other men he waded in mud and water up the creek to a position directly behind an entrenched Cheyenne position, who were using natural bank pits to good advantage against the main column.