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Medal of Honor Recipient

George Reynolds

U.S. Army · Civil War

MOH-RC-001579Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1864

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Medal of Honor

September 19, 1864

Winchester, Virginia, USA

Rank at action
Private
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Civil War
Unit or command
Company M, 9th New York Cavalry

The Citation

Sources ↓
Capture of Virginia State flag.
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Capture of Virginia state flag.

Sources & record notes

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

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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-001587
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-29
Entered service at
New York, N.Y.
Archive transcription SHA-256
32471c55d29620da0f6436088373fa538a10c15a05729f5ce496aebdff7558e7

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

Current reference profile confirms identity and action metadata; the inherited record, legacy citation, source row, and all wording or formatting variants remain preserved with independent checksums.