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Medal of Honor Recipient

Carlos H. Rich

U.S. Army · Civil War

MOH-RC-001580Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1864

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Medal of Honor

May 5, 1864

Wilderness Campaign, Virginia, USA

Rank at action
First Sergeant
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Civil War
Unit or command
Company K, 4th Vermont Infantry

The Citation

Sources ↓
Saved the life of an officer.

Sources & record notes

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  1. Carlos H. Rich — 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-001588
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-29
Entered service at
Northfield, Mass.
Archive transcription SHA-256
63a91b9f3c55ab23950a09d916c7b140aa5cb11299c78b93d1be5a91a0709936

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

Current reference profile confirms identity and action metadata; the inherited record, legacy citation, source row, and all wording or formatting variants remain preserved with independent checksums.