Medal of Honor
May 27, 1863
Port Hudson, Louisiana, USA
- Rank at action
- Private
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- U.S. Civil War
- Unit or command
- Company B, 40th Massachusetts Infantry
The Citation
Sources ↓Volunteered in response to a call and, under a heavy fire from the enemy, advanced and assisted in filling with fascines a ditch which presented a serious obstacle to the troops attempting to take the works of the enemy by assault.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- Frederick Nelson Deland — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-27
current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison
Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-000708
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-27
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- aa49ff77167654f1d9287eea40ee7123108e642a436a29417fba4aa72983bcd7
Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; current rendered profile variants documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.
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