Medal of Honor
April 6, 1865
Deatonsville (Sailor's Creek), Virginia, USA
- Rank at action
- Corporal
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- Civil War
- Unit or command
- Company A, 1st West Virginia Cavalry
The Citation
Sources ↓Capture of flag of 76th Georgia Infantry (C.S.A.).
Sources & record notes
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- Emisire Shahan — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-29
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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-001611
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-29
- Later or highest recorded rank
- Sergeant
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- 4cc5c5d785fc16e0010b984768b6947e7b7153a19fe94b9f3dcb5f92f43d1fc1
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