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Medal of Honor Recipient

Evan M Woodward

U.S. Army · U.S. Civil War

MOH-RC-001229Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1862

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Medal of Honor

December 13, 1862

Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA

Rank at action
First Lieutenant & Adjutant
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
U.S. Civil War
Unit or command
2d Pennsylvania Reserve Infantry

The Citation

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Advanced between the lines, demanded and received the surrender of the 19th Georgia Infantry and captured their battle flag.
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Advanced between the lines, demanded and received the surrender of the 19th Georgia Infantry (C.S.A.) and captured their battle flag.

Sources & record notes

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

  1. Evan M Woodward — 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-001235
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-28
Later or highest recorded rank
Brevet Major
Archive transcription SHA-256
1a82510091ba28c90209f0199964680faad9465ea57a4668031ffba93f396cf0

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.