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Medal of Honor Recipient

Clay Beauford

U.S. Army · Indian Campaigns

MOH-RC-003071Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1872

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Medal of Honor

1872–1873

Apache campaigns, USA

Rank at action
First Sergeant
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Indian Campaigns
Unit or command
Company B, 5th U.S. Cavalry

The Citation

Sources ↓
Gallant conduct during campaigns and engagements with Apaches.

Sources & record notes

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

  1. Clay Beauford — Congressional Medal of Honor Society recipient profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-09-01

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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-003086
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-09-01
Archive transcription SHA-256
f55712e81bc007b89c5978440dec29f61f73761650caecd674764c3f5233b07d

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

The official profile documents the alternate identity Bridwell, Welford Chapman. Both the displayed and normalized alias forms are preserved. The action date remains a year range.

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