Medal of Honor
April 2, 1865
Petersburg, Virginia, USA
- Rank at action
- Corporal
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- Civil War
- Unit or command
- Company F, 116th Ohio Infantry
The Citation
Sources ↓Was twice knocked from the parapet of Fort Gregg by blows from the enemy muskets but at the third attempt fought his way into the works.
Separately preserved current-source wording
Captured from the linked current recipient source; it is not a new comparison with an original General Order.
Was twice knocked from the parapet of Fort Gregg by blows from the enemy's muskets, but at the third attempt fought his way into the works.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- Freeman C. Thompson — 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-001154
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-28
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- 5bbdbef9ef7adab6cc937c29ae840f199ea74b9b25cc9bc5cc76793217a07f35
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.