Medal of Honor
May 12, 1864
Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
- Rank at action
- Corporal
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- Civil War
- Unit or command
- Company H, 93d New York Infantry
The Citation
Sources ↓Citation: Capture of flag of 42d Virginia Infantry (C.S.A.).
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Captured from the linked current recipient source; it is not a new comparison with an original General Order.
Capture of flag of 42d Virginia 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.
- Charles L. Russell — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-29
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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-001598
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-29
- Later or highest recorded rank
- Second Lieutenant
- Entered service at
- Malone, N.Y.
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- 83a592a47f11919806fc043334b7d4244199c9608bce1e67569fa70dca9ecb63
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.