Medal of Honor
June 3, 1864
Cold Harbor, Virginia, USA
- Rank at action
- Corporal
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- Civil War
- Unit or command
- Company H, 148th New York Infantry
The Citation
Sources ↓Though himself wounded, voluntarily left the rifle pits, crept out between the lines and, exposed to the severe fire of the enemy's guns at close range, brought within the lines 2 wounded and helpless comrades.
Separately preserved current-source wording
Captured from the linked current recipient source; it is not a new comparison with an original General Order.
Though himself wounded, voluntarily left the rifle pits, crept out between the lines and, exposed to the severe fire of the enemy's guns at close-range, brought within the lines two wounded and helpless comrades.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- Eugene M. Tinkham — 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-001160
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-28
- Later or highest recorded rank
- Sergeant
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- ecd9b029c333006511a4b2ac111d339081106651ae6681590debd1ced870bce5
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.