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Medal of Honor Recipient

Ferdinand Frederick Rohm

U.S. Army · Civil War

MOH-RC-001061Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1864

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Medal of Honor

August 25, 1864

Reams' Station, Virginia, USA

Rank at action
Chief Bugler
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Civil War
Unit or command
16th Pennsylvania Cavalry

The Citation

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While his regiment was retiring under fire voluntarily remained behind to succor a wounded officer who was in great danger, secured assistance, and removed the officer to a place of safety.
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While his regiment was retiring under fire, voluntarily remained behind to succor a wounded officer who was in great danger, secured assistance, and removed the officer to a place of safety.

Sources & record notes

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  1. Ferdinand Frederick Rohm — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-28

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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-001067
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-28
Entered service at
Jumata County, Pa.
Archive transcription SHA-256
7505bf0f09b0aae6ccf895dc8f69d07de8c558f0ad9cea3ffd0dc62428d4e0b7

Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; current rendered profile variants documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.

The current reference profile confirms the identity and award; name expanded or reconciled; legacy citation text, current rendered citation text, provenance, and checksums are preserved in parallel. No General Order verification is claimed.

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