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Medal of Honor Recipient

Benjamin Thackrah

U.S. Army · Civil War

MOH-RC-001630Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1864

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Medal of Honor

April 1, 1864

Near Fort Gates, Florida, USA

Rank at action
Private
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Civil War
Unit or command
Company H, 115th New York Infantry

The Citation

Sources ↓
Was a volunteer in the surprise and capture of the enemy's picket.

Sources & record notes

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

  1. Benjamin Thackrah — 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-001638
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-29
Entered service at
Johnsonville, N.Y.
Archive transcription SHA-256
f27f7a568ffeb8a06be39d1808ea00ec40b3a2093896b78c391e7f07b6b57213

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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