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Medal of Honor Recipient

George C. Williams

U.S. Army · Civil War

MOH-RC-001214Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1862

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Medal of Honor

June 27, 1862

Gaines' Mill, Virginia, USA

Rank at action
Quartermaster Sergeant
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Civil War
Unit or command
1st Battalion, 14th U.S. Infantry

The Citation

Sources ↓
While on duty with the wagon train as quartermaster sergeant he voluntarily left his place of safety in the rear, joined a company, and fought with distinguished gallantry through the action.

Sources & record notes

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

  1. George C. Williams — 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-001220
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-28
Archive transcription SHA-256
c4a4ab5134e55c32b2a5e0a5c59307787f6a6fb9ea6fad0cedbd302a6f9f26bc

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.

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