Medal of Honor Recipient

George Marsh

U.S. Army · Civil War

MOH-RC-000927Source-based record

The award

Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1863

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Rank at action: Sergeant
Service: U.S. Army
Conflict: Civil War
Unit or command: Company D, 104th Illinois Infantry

The Citation

Voluntarily led a small party and, under a heavy fire, captured a stockade and saved the bridge.

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George Marsh — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-28
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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes

Award ID: MOH-AW-000933
Transcription status: Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check: 2026-08-28
Entered service at: Brookfield, La Salle County, Ill.
Archive transcription SHA-256: 950db5698d0fc72226fbe343895a89b7fccc388d3ba585a12b0643f2338087ed

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