Medal of Honor
July 2, 1863
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA
- Rank at action
- Major General
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- Civil War
- Unit or command
- U.S. Volunteers
The Citation
Sources ↓Displayed most conspicuous gallantry on the field vigorously contesting the advance of the enemy and continuing to encourage his troops after being himself severely wounded.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- Daniel Edgar Sickles — 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-001102
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-28
- Entered service at
- New York, N.Y.
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- 96140d56c7cf93434136150f3d50db7ae723a0335b2f25c974326f0667872757
Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; current rendered profile variants documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.
The current reference profile confirms the award; name expanded or reconciled; legacy citation text, current rendered citation text, provenance, candidate history, and checksums are preserved in parallel. No General Order verification is claimed.