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Medal of Honor Recipient

Conrad Schmidt

U.S. Army · Civil War

MOH-RC-001076Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1864

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Medal of Honor

September 19, 1864

Winchester, Virginia, USA

Rank at action
First Sergeant
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Civil War
Unit or command
Company K, 2d U.S. Cavalry

The Citation

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Went to the assistance of his regimental commander, whose horse had been killed under him in a charge, mounted the officer behind him, under a heavy fire from the enemy, and returned him to his command.

Sources & record notes

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

  1. Conrad Schmidt — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-28

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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-001082
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-28
Later or highest recorded rank
Quartermaster Sergeant
Archive transcription SHA-256
70abe5e2583d4eb113eda043515afef37d84daaac83296d73aa13dcf92bf1ace

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

The current reference profile confirms the identity and award; highest later rank retained as Quartermaster Sergeant; legacy citation text, current rendered citation text, provenance, and checksums are preserved in parallel. No General Order verification is claimed.

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