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Medal of Honor Recipient

George E. Ranney

U.S. Army · Civil War

MOH-RC-001039Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1864

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Medal of Honor

May 14, 1864

Resaca, Georgia, USA

Rank at action
Assistant Surgeon
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Civil War
Unit or command
2d Michigan Cavalry

The Citation

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At great personal risk, went to the aid of a wounded soldier, Pvt. Charles W. Baker, lying under heavy fire between the lines, and with the aid of an orderly carried him to a place of safety.
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At great personal risk, went to the aid of a wounded soldier, Pvt. Charles W. Baker, lying under heavy fire between the lines and with the aid of an orderly, carried him to a place of safety.

Sources & record notes

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  1. George E. Ranney — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-28

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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-001045
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-28
Later or highest recorded rank
Surgeon
Entered service at
Detroit, Mich.
Archive transcription SHA-256
e7ba2dff5716c779e9fee3e0b23d09179312f297df60738943e08b6dc81dbf60

Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; current rendered profile variants documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.

The current reference profile confirms the identity and award; highest later rank retained as Surgeon; legacy citation text, current rendered citation text, provenance, and checksums are preserved in parallel. No General Order verification is claimed.

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