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Medal of Honor Recipient

Abel G. Cadwallader

U.S. Army · U.S. Civil War

MOH-RC-002803Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1865

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Medal of Honor

February 6, 1865

Hatcher's Run / Dabney's Mills, Virginia, USA

Rank at action
Corporal
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
U.S. Civil War
Unit or command
Company H, 1st Maryland Infantry

The Citation

Sources ↓
Gallantly planted the colors on the enemy's works in advance of the arrival of his regiment.

Sources & record notes

General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.

  1. Abel G. Cadwallader — Congressional Medal of Honor Society recipient profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-09-01

    current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison

Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-002817
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-09-01
Archive transcription SHA-256
de57986289594419306dac3e9d001c4940fd97289b57b921ff5e3164f165d96f

Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; rendered current reference profile comparison is documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.

Current official reference profile confirms identity and core action metadata; legacy citation and source-row provenance are retained; General Order comparison remains pending.