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Medal of Honor Recipient

Edwin M. Truell

U.S. Army · Civil War

MOH-RC-001170Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1864

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Medal of Honor

July 21, 1864

near Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Rank at action
Private
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Civil War
Unit or command
Company E, 12th Wisconsin Infantry

The Citation

Sources ↓
Although severely wounded in a charge, he remained with the regiment until again severely wounded, losing his leg.

Sources & record notes

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

  1. Edwin M. Truell — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-28

    current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison

Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-001176
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-28
Later or highest recorded rank
First Lieutenant
Entered service at
Mauston, Wis.
Archive transcription SHA-256
83d9439d692cb1a904096ba93096330d26ee878b19cd9f7b4b1f995211ad9f4d

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.