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Medal of Honor Recipient

Byron E. Pay

U.S. Army · Civil War

MOH-RC-001002Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1863

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Medal of Honor

February 15, 1863

Nolensville, Tennessee, USA

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

The Citation

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Was one of a detachment of 16 men who heroically defended a wagon train against the attack of 125 cavalry, repulsed the attack and saved the train.
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Was one of a detachment of 16 men who heroically defended a wagon train against the attack of 125 cavalry, repulsed the attack, and saved the train.

Sources & record notes

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

  1. Byron E. Pay — 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-001008
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-28
Entered service at
Mankato, Minn.
Archive transcription SHA-256
5b15e4ccba467408df3ae85e54fd5dbfdbbe1752063f9329d58c95262ff66677

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

The current reference profile confirms the identity and award, adds the action rank, normalizes the historical place, and adds a rendered serial comma before and saved the train; both citation variants are retained.

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