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Medal of Honor Recipient

Benjamin F. Young

U.S. Army · Civil War

MOH-RC-001661Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1864

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Medal of Honor

June 17, 1864

Petersburg, Virginia, USA

Rank at action
Corporal
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Civil War
Unit or command
1st Michigan Sharpshooters

The Citation

Sources ↓
Capture of flag of 35th North Carolina Infantry (C.S.A.).

Sources & record notes

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

  1. Benjamin F. Young — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-29

    current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison

Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-001669
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-29
Entered service at
Canada
Archive transcription SHA-256
42f5272e907c98f9a064b84a3d44e51b438c25b0c63f73ecc2dd1e46937e5b06

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

Current reference profile confirms identity and core action metadata; legacy full citation text and source-row provenance are retained; General Order comparison remains pending.

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