Medal of Honor
September 12, 1874
Washita River, Texas, USA
- Rank at action
- Scout (civilian)
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- Indian Campaigns
- Unit or command
- 6th U.S. Cavalry (Assigned), Indian Scouts
The Citation
Sources ↓Gallantry in action.
(In 1916, the general review of all Medals of Honor deemed 900 unwarranted. This recipient was one of them. In June 1989, the U.S. Army Board of Correction of Records restored the medal to this recipient.)
Separately preserved current-source wording
Captured from the linked current recipient source; it is not a new comparison with an original General Order.
Gallantry in action.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- Amos Chapman — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-28
current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison
Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-001257
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-28
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- 175ceba722fe6fa29fd9364e8de565595b1b764d2f3e5f0f9ad05de4664fdbed
Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; current rendered profile variants documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.
The current reference profile identifies Chapman as a civilian scout assigned to the 6th U.S. Cavalry. The archive preserves the 1916 rescission and 1989 restoration context from the inherited text without treating it as a separate award.