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Medal of Honor Recipient

George H. Plowman

U.S. Army · Civil War

MOH-RC-001568Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1864

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Medal of Honor

June 17, 1864

Petersburg, Virginia, USA

Rank at action
Sergeant Major
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Civil War
Unit or command
3d Maryland Infantry

The Citation

Sources ↓
Recaptured the colors of the 2d Pennsylvania Provisional Artillery.

Sources & record notes

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

  1. George H. Plowman — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-29

    current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison

Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-001576
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-29
Later or highest recorded rank
Captain
Archive transcription SHA-256
6275fd9b9358096ec2fc9e87fcca19e28c207e11d09a87838592f3736178e087

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.