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Medal of Honor Recipient

Charles Frederic Humphrey

U.S. Army · Indian Campaigns

MOH-RC-001282Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1877

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Medal of Honor

July 11, 1877

Clearwater, Idaho, USA

Rank at action
First Lieutenant
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Indian Campaigns
Unit or command
4th U.S. Artillery

The Citation

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Voluntarily and successfully conducted, in the face of a withering fire, a party which recovered possession of an abandoned howitzer and 2 Gatling guns Iying between the lines a few yards from the Indians.
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Voluntarily and successfully conducted, in the face of a withering fire, a party which recovered possession of an abandoned howitzer and two Gatling guns lying between the lines a few yards from the Indians.

Sources & record notes

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  1. Charles Frederic Humphrey — 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-001289
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-28
Later or highest recorded rank
Major General
Archive transcription SHA-256
22e0a10b4ecf08e2b18077bafd07c07a7e5e355ece4cfba25f22763332dcf9f3

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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