Medal of Honor
September 30, 1877
Bear Paw Mountain, Montana, USA
- Rank at action
- First Lieutenant, Adjutant
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- Indian Campaigns
- Unit or command
- 5th U.S. Infantry
The Citation
Sources ↓Most distinguished gallantry in action with the Nez Perce Indians.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- George William Baird — 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-001673
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-29
- Later or highest recorded rank
- Major General
- Entered service at
- Milford, Conn.
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- 09a17b3ee92015a382c587893a4a75dbaddc4005efa06407ac2a5b02144c5c80
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.