Medal of Honor Recipient

Edward Hill

U.S. Army · U.S. Civil War

MOH-RC-000823Source-based record

The award

Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1864

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Rank at action: Captain
Service: U.S. Army
Conflict: U.S. Civil War
Unit or command: Company K, 16th Michigan Infantry

The Citation

Led the brigade skirmish line in a desperate charge on the enemy's masked batteries to the muzzles of the guns, where he was severely wounded.

Sources & record notes

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Edward Hill — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-27
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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes

Award ID: MOH-AW-000829
Transcription status: Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check: 2026-08-27
Later or highest recorded rank: Lieutenant Colonel
Entered service at: Detroit, Mich.
Archive transcription SHA-256: 7631a0fad80308ff5dafb19146e1642d746f76d3581773806ffe30bee891ec9d

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

The current profile distinguishes Captain at action from later Lieutenant Colonel and confirms the historical action place.