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Medal of Honor Recipient

Edward Clay Sharpless

U.S. Army · Indian Campaigns

MOH-RC-003010Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1874

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Medal of Honor

1874-09-09

Upper Washita River, Texas, USA

Rank at action
Corporal
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Indian Campaigns
Unit or command
Company H, 6th U.S. Cavalry

The Citation

Sources ↓
While carrying dispatches was attacked by 125 hostile Indians, whom he (and a comrade) fought throughout the day.

Sources & record notes

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

  1. Edward Clay Sharpless — Congressional Medal of Honor Society recipient profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-09-01

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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-003025
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-09-01
Archive transcription SHA-256
9a916c548bb4836f7cef01c140aee648a91217eaadf340b509434c03c3ffe34e

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

The current official profile expands the middle name. The legacy initialed display, legacy location form, exact citation, checksum, provenance, and candidate set remain preserved.

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