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Medal of Honor Recipient

Edgar Pierpont Putnam

U.S. Army · Civil War

MOH-RC-001033Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1864

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Medal of Honor

May 27, 1864

Crumps Creek, Virginia, USA

Rank at action
Sergeant
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Civil War
Unit or command
Company D, 9th New York Cavalry

The Citation

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With a small force on a reconnaissance drove off a strong body of the enemy, charged into another force of the enemy's cavalry and stampeded them, taking 27 prisoners.
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With a small force on a reconnaissance, drove off a strong body of the enemy, charged into another force of the enemy's cavalry and stampeded them, taking 27 prisoners.

Sources & record notes

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  1. Edgar Pierpont Putnam — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-28

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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-001039
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-28
Later or highest recorded rank
Brevet Major, New York Volunteers
Entered service at
Stockton, N.Y.
Archive transcription SHA-256
c583a3f10fc9792f02b4eff86683bc67aeba58e1fa1a4e0d0380c095f265dec1

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The current reference profile confirms the identity and award; name expanded or reconciled; highest later rank retained as Brevet Major, New York Volunteers; legacy citation text, current rendered citation text, provenance, and checksums are preserved in parallel. No General Order verification is claimed.

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