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Medal of Honor Recipient

Alexander Kelly

U.S. Army · U.S. Civil War

MOH-RC-000878Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1864

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Medal of Honor

September 29, 1864

Chapin's Farm, Virginia, USA

Rank at action
First Sergeant
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
U.S. Civil War
Unit or command
Company F, 6th U.S. Colored Troops

The Citation

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Gallantly seized the colors, which had fallen near the enemy's lines of abatis, raised them and rallied the men at a time of confusion and in a place of the greatest danger.
Separately preserved current-source wording

Captured from the linked current recipient source; it is not a new comparison with an original General Order.

Gallantly seized the colors, which had fallen near the enemy's lines of abatis, raised them, and rallied the men at a time of confusion and in a place of the greatest danger.

Sources & record notes

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

  1. Alexander Kelly — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-27

    current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison

  2. Alexander Kelly — U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index ↗U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index · Checked 2026-08-27

    Army index identity, action metadata, and 6th U.S. Colored Troops unit wording

Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-000884
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-27
Other source unit wording
Company F, 6th U.S. Colored Infantry
Archive transcription SHA-256
7967080595499554965c2470ccee56fd7d436bddaa524a59996c54daa914d831

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

The reference profile uses 6th U.S. Colored Infantry, while the Army index and inherited citation use 6th U.S. Colored Troops. The Army/inherited wording is canonical; both official variants remain preserved.

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