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Medal of Honor Recipient

George Washington Clute

U.S. Army · U.S. Civil War

MOH-RC-000667Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1865

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Medal of Honor

March 19, 1865

Bentonville, North Carolina, USA

Rank at action
Corporal
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
U.S. Civil War
Unit or command
Company I, 14th Michigan Infantry

The Citation

Sources ↓
In a charge, captured the flag of the 40th North Carolina (C.S.A.), the flag being taken in a personal encounter with an officer who carried and defended it.

Sources & record notes

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

  1. George Washington Clute — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-27

    current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison

Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-000673
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-27
Archive transcription SHA-256
8a224a222804210c3b7080f6f5cb8ef14852bf50ef20fd0148c49df59c8496e3

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

Current official Society evidence confirms the identity and core action record; historical action wording replaces inherited geocoder text while all inherited values and the complete legacy citation remain preserved.

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