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Medal of Honor Recipient

Edward W Hathaway

U.S. Navy · Civil War

MOH-RC-002886Source-based record

The award

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Navy Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1862

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Medal of Honor

1862-06-28

Near Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA

Rank at action
Seaman
Service
U.S. Navy
Conflict
Civil War
Unit or command
U.S.S. Sciota

The Citation

Sources ↓
On board the U.S.S. Sciota prior to the battle Vicksburg, on 28 June 1862. Struck by a bullet which severed his left arm above the elbow, Hathaway displayed exceptional courage as his ship sustained numerous damaging hits from stem to stern while proceeding down the river to fight the battle of Vicksburg.

Sources & record notes

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

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

    current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison

Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-002900
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-09-01
Entered service at
Plymouth, Mass.
Archive transcription SHA-256
70d8cc0c1876b6185ab477b8d3b2536d49cd7eb28c4f77fb13deab1dc5838e8d

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

Current official reference profile confirms identity and core action metadata; exact legacy citation text and checksum are retained; General Order comparison remains pending.

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