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Medal of Honor Recipient

Alexander Scott

U.S. Army · Civil War

MOH-RC-001082Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1864

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Medal of Honor

July 9, 1864

Monocacy, Maryland, USA

Rank at action
Corporal
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Civil War
Unit or command
Company D, 10th Vermont Infantry

The Citation

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Under a very heavy fire of the enemy saved the national flag of his regiment from capture.
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Under a very heavy fire from the enemy saved the national flag of his regiment from capture.

Sources & record notes

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

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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-001088
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-28
Entered service at
Winooski, Vt.
Archive transcription SHA-256
cbc1206addeee17d29252cb30411f714e50cbe22e77b39ccaf7cc24d95dbe83f

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

The current reference profile confirms the award; identity and core award metadata confirmed; legacy citation text, current rendered citation text, provenance, candidate history, and checksums are preserved in parallel. No General Order verification is claimed.

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