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Medal of Honor Recipient

George P. Dow

U.S. Army · Civil War

MOH-RC-002837Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1864

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Medal of Honor

October 1864

Near Richmond, Virginia, USA

Rank at action
Sergeant
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Civil War
Unit or command
Company C, 7th New Hampshire Infantry

The Citation

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Gallantry while in command of his company during a reconnaissance toward Richmond.

Sources & record notes

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

  1. George P. Dow — Congressional Medal of Honor Society recipient profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-09-01

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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-002851
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-09-01
Archive transcription SHA-256
341aac8828503e33be57cc679519c1e4aca25989c5aafe61d3afb15aa356f015

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

The reference profile supplies only October 1864. Month precision is encoded explicitly; no exact day is inferred.

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