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Medal of Honor Recipient

Gabriel Cole

U.S. Army · Civil War

MOH-RC-001402Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1864

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Medal of Honor

September 19, 1864

Winchester, Virginia, USA

Rank at action
Corporal
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Civil War
Unit or command
Company I, 5th Michigan Cavalry

The Citation

Sources ↓
Capture of flag, during which he was wounded in the leg.

Sources & record notes

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

  1. Gabriel Cole — 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-001410
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-28
Entered service at
New Salem, Mich.
Archive transcription SHA-256
b8fea8e42bdb497869dd641855b13bd52a4f689ad7b4061a4a7d69570b9113c4

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.