Medal of Honor
September 19, 1864
Winchester, Virginia, USA
- Rank at action
- Commissary Sergeant
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- Civil War
- Unit or command
- 19th New York Cavalry (1st New York Dragoons)
The Citation
Sources ↓Amid the enemy he grabbed the flag from a color bearer who then called for help. When the bearer's comrades were readying their rifles he dashed directly at them securing their disarming. As he rode away, the Confederates picked up their guns firing at the captor of their flag.
Separately preserved current-source wording
Captured from the linked current recipient source; it is not a new comparison with an original General Order.
Amid the enemy he grabbed the flag from a color bearer who then called for help. When the bearer's comrades were readying their rifles, he dashed directly at them securing their disarming. As he rode away, the Confederates picked up their guns firing at the captor of their flag.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- Andrew Jackson Lorish — 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-000915
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-28
- Later or highest recorded rank
- Brevet First Lieutenant
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- 37a2479c6cca78c122223dccfab705141819e6fe204e490050c732fcac9e2d69
Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; current rendered profile variants documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.
The reference profile expands the name and adds a comma after “rifles”; the inherited full citation remains preserved.