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Medal of Honor Recipient

Albert Power

U.S. Army · Civil War

MOH-RC-001028Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1862

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Medal of Honor

March 7, 1862

Pea Ridge, Arkansas, USA

Rank at action
Private
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Civil War
Unit or command
Company A, 3d Iowa Cavalry

The Citation

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Under a heavy fire and at great personal risk went to the aid of a dismounted comrade who was surrounded by the enemy, took him up on his own horse, and carried him to a place of safety.

Sources & record notes

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

  1. Albert Power — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-28

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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-001034
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-28
Later or highest recorded rank
First Sergeant
Entered service at
Davis County, Iowa
Archive transcription SHA-256
32e95fbf5b1584a2fecd4b0673429a46a0156bcc5d7de214f19e75124edd258d

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

The current reference profile confirms the identity and award; highest later rank retained as First Sergeant; legacy citation text, current rendered citation text, provenance, and checksums are preserved in parallel. No General Order verification is claimed.

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