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Medal of Honor Recipient

Edward Wright

U.S. Navy · U.S. Civil War

MOH-RC-002769Source-based record

The award

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Navy Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1862

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Medal of Honor

April 24, 1862–April 25, 1862

Forts Jackson and St. Philip and New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Rank at action
Quartermaster
Service
U.S. Navy
Conflict
U.S. Civil War
Unit or command
U.S.S. Cayuga

The Citation

Sources ↓
On board the U.S.S. Cayuga during the capture of Forts St. Philip and Jackson and the taking of New Orleans, 24 and 25 April 1862. As his ship led the advance column toward the barrier and both forts opened fire simultaneously, striking the vessel from stem to stern Wright conscientiously performed his duties throughout the action in which attempts by 3 rebel steamers to butt and board were repelled, and the ships driven off or forced to surrender. Eleven gunboats were successfully engaged and the enemy garrisons captured during this battle in which the Cayuga sustained 46 hits.

Sources & record notes

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  1. Edward Wright — 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-002783
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-09-01
Recorded order reference (not verified against the original)
11
Accredited to
New York
Archive transcription SHA-256
f1e8cf8e258ee35d4ddd7b1ee96003421cbed6d2c113dab4d7b8f98920e33985

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; legacy citation and source-row provenance are retained; General Order comparison remains pending.

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