Medal of Honor
July 30, 1864
near Petersburg, Virginia, USA
- Rank at action
- Color Sergeant
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- U.S. Civil War
- Unit or command
- Company A, 29th Massachusetts Infantry
The Citation
Sources ↓Fought his way through the enemy's lines with the regimental colors, the rest of the color guard being killed or captured.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- Conrad Homan — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-27
current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison
Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-000842
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-27
- Later or highest recorded rank
- First Lieutenant
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- a960abd1a6bd2600e349de598ecaa2635b4dd48f352a5ab7a29bacecf34bfddf
Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; current rendered profile variants documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.
The current profile distinguishes Color Sergeant at action from later First Lieutenant and adds near-place wording.