Medal of Honor
May 22, 1863
Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA
- Rank at action
- Private
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- Civil War
- Unit or command
- Company K, 8th Missouri Infantry
The Citation
Sources ↓Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party."
Sources & record notes
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- David H. Johnston — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-29
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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-001498
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-29
- Entered service at
- Warsaw County, Ill.
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- c9d98d3ce07aa7fc941b3e2f050b122f1749afb9fe457d17e9a11f429803968f
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