Medal of Honor
May 9, 1864
Varnells Station, Georgia, USA
- Rank at action
- Sergeant
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- U.S. Civil War
- Unit or command
- Company K, 2d Indiana Cavalry
The Citation
Sources ↓While his regiment was retreating, voluntarily gave up his horse to his brigade commander who had been unhorsed and was in danger of capture, thereby enabling him to rejoin and rally the disorganized troops. Sgt. Ferrier himself was captured and confined in Confederate prisons, from which he escaped and, after great hardship, rejoined the Union lines.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- Daniel Tweed Ferrier — 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-000746
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-27
- Later or highest recorded rank
- Quartermaster Sergeant
- Entered service at
- Delphi, Ind.
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- 8734c0e489132d8b00445eeb51b8dbfcce9a4aa6ac36d6d98718881967ec85c1
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