Medal of Honor
1900-04-15 through 1900-04-19
Catubig, Samar, Philippine Islands
- Rank at action
- Corporal
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- Philippine Insurrection
- Unit or command
- Company H, 43d Infantry, U.S. Volunteers
- Presentation date
- January 4, 1906
The Citation
Sources ↓Assumed command of a detachment of the company which had survived an overwhelming attack of the enemy, and by his bravery and untiring efforts and the exercise of extraordinary good judgment in the handling of his men successfully withstood for 2 days the attacks of a large force of the enemy, thereby saving the lives of the survivors and protecting the wounded until relief came.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- Anthony J. Carson — Congressional Medal of Honor Society recipient profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-09-01
current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison
Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-002824
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-09-01
- Entered service at
- Malden, Mass.
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- e886a154c3fc0093fd8f85a12dc9f952c101e8a2b3b61ccc0149c05669ce90ac
Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; rendered current reference profile comparison is documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.
Current profile corrects the legacy geocoder place and supplies the four-day action range.