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Medal of Honor Recipient

Edward Newton Whittier

U.S. Army · Civil War

MOH-RC-001209Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1864

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Medal of Honor

September 22, 1864

Fisher's Hill, Virginia, USA

Rank at action
First Lieutenant
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Civil War
Unit or command
5th Battery, Maine Light Artillery

The Citation

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While acting as assistant adjutant general, Artillery brigade, 6th Army Corps, went over the enemy's works, mounted, with the assaulting column, to gain quicker possession of the guns and to turn them upon the enemy.
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While acting as assistant adjutant general, Artillery Brigade, 6th Army Corps, went over the enemy's works, mounted, with the assaulting column, to gain quicker possession of the guns and to turn them upon the enemy.

Sources & record notes

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  1. Edward Newton Whittier — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-28

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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-001215
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-28
Later or highest recorded rank
Captain
Entered service at
Gorham, Maine
Archive transcription SHA-256
2c193eb1a5195f75f298c57b87d6742da50996b09c289d40b872d5b5e418672f

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

Current reference profile confirms identity and core action metadata; legacy full citation text and source-row provenance are retained; General Order comparison remains pending.

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