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Medal of Honor Recipient

Axel Hayford Reed

U.S. Army · Civil War

MOH-RC-001045Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1863

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Medal of Honor

September 19 & November 25, 1863

Chickamauga, Georgia & Missionary Ridge, Tennessee, USA

Rank at action
Sergeant
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Civil War
Unit or command
Company K, 2d Minnesota Infantry

The Citation

Sources ↓
While in arrest at Chickamauga, Ga., left his place in the rear and voluntarily went to the line of battle, secured a rifle, and fought gallantly during the 2_day battle; was released from arrest in recognition of his bravery. At Missionary Ridge commanded his company and gallantly led it, being among the first to enter the enemy's works; was severely wounded, losing an arm, but declined a discharge and remained in active service to the end of the war.
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Captured from the linked current recipient source; it is not a new comparison with an original General Order.

While in arrest at Chickamagua, Ga., left his place in the rear and voluntarily went to the line of battle, secured a rifle, and fought gallantly during the two-day battle; was released from arrest in recognition of his bravery. At Missionary Ridge Reed commanded his company and gallantly led it, being among the first to enter the enemy's works; was severely wounded, losing an arm, but declined a discharge and remained in active service to the end of the war.

Sources & record notes

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

  1. Axel Hayford Reed — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-28

    current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison

  2. Axel Hayford Reed — U.S. Army Medal of Honor Roll ↗U.S. Army Medal of Honor Roll · Checked 2026-08-28

    official action dates of September 19, 1863 at Chickamauga and November 25, 1863 at Missionary Ridge

Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-001051
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-28
Other source date wording
1863-11-15
Later or highest recorded rank
Captain
Entered service at
Glencoe, Minn.
Archive transcription SHA-256
2f69cd9664744665e43d7b487c02a8fbadab7bdf5501d07106ab21594226a366

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

The reference profile confirms Axel Hayford Reed and the combined Chickamauga/Missionary Ridge citation, but its structured date field shows November 15, 1863. The official U.S. Army roll documents September 19, 1863 at Chickamauga and November 25, 1863 at Missionary Ridge. The canonical action dates follow the Army roll while the Society field is preserved exactly; no General Order verification is claimed.

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