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Medal of Honor Recipient

George Emerson Albee

U.S. Army · Indian Campaigns

MOH-RC-001235Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1869

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Medal of Honor

October 28, 1869

Brazos River, Texas, USA

Rank at action
First Lieutenant
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Indian Campaigns
Unit or command
Company L, 41st U.S. Infantry

The Citation

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Attacked with 2 men a force of 11 Indians, drove them from the hills, and reconnoitered the country beyond.
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Attacked with two men a force of 11 Indians, drove them from the hills, and reconnoitered the country beyond.

Sources & record notes

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  1. George Emerson Albee — 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-001241
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-28
Later or highest recorded rank
Captain
Entered service at
Owatonna, Minn.
Archive transcription SHA-256
2b41d4a93d9ef655be9da652705d1876c4697ffa10aa733dcb71bca837844085

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.