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Medal of Honor Recipient

Frank W. Lohnes

U.S. Army · Indian Campaigns

MOH-RC-001519Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1865

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Medal of Honor

May 12, 1865

Gilmans Ranch, Nebraska, USA

Rank at action
Private
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Indian Campaigns
Unit or command
Company H, 1st Nebraska Veteran Cavalry

The Citation

Sources ↓
Gallantry in defending Government property against Indians.

Sources & record notes

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  1. Frank W. Lohnes — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-29

    current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison

  2. Frank W. Lohnes — U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index ↗U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index · Checked 2026-08-29

    Francis W. Lohnes name rendering, Company H of the 1st Nebraska Veteran Cavalry, May 12, 1865 at Gilmans Ranch, and citation

Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-001527
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-29
Archive transcription SHA-256
480deaca43a2ecd60dfdd8dcd33cb4e70275b4311f23e28f0438d899062acf2d

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

Controlled archival reference search recovered the current profile outside the generated candidate set; all inherited candidate URLs remain preserved in the resolution audit trail. The current reference profile identifies the recipient as Frank W. Lohnes; the inherited Francis W. Lohnes rendering remains preserved. The current reference profile uses Frank W. Lohnes, while the official Army index and inherited record use Francis W. Lohnes; both official name forms remain attached to one identity.