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Medal of Honor Recipient

George F. Pond

U.S. Army · Civil War

MOH-RC-001022Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1864

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Medal of Honor

May 15, 1864

Drywood, Kansas, USA

Rank at action
Private
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Civil War
Unit or command
Company C, 3d Wisconsin Cavalry

The Citation

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With 2 companions, attacked a greatly superior force of guerrillas, routed them, and rescued several prisoners.
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With two companions, attacked a greatly superior force of guerrillas, routed them, and rescued several prisoners.

Sources & record notes

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

  1. George F. Pond — 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-001028
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-28
Entered service at
Fairwater, Fond du Lac County, Wis.
Archive transcription SHA-256
5b78f59cf98588fb84806f709577b0a3a63317033053be2a321894d16f1a8e9e

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, adds the action rank, normalizes the historical place, and renders the inherited numeral 2 as two.

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