Medal of Honor
September 14, 1862
South Mountain, Maryland, USA
- Rank at action
- First Lieutenant
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- U.S. Civil War
- Unit or command
- Company E, 4th Vermont Infantry
The Citation
Sources ↓Rode alone, in advance of his regiment, into the enemy's lines, and before his own men came up received the surrender of the major of a Confederate regiment, together with the colors and 116 men.
Separately preserved current-source wording
Captured from the linked current recipient source; it is not a new comparison with an original General Order.
Rode alone, in advance of his regiment, into the enemy's lines, and before his own men came up, received the surrender of the major of a Confederate regiment, together with the colors and 116 men.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- George White Hooker — 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-000843
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-27
- Later or highest recorded rank
- Brevet Lieutenant Colonel U.S. Vols.
- Entered service at
- Boston, Mass.
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- 1a27720e6013a8668faf24ad7f0fce62b77d3f1ce0551553b86e5fb5654e8dd0
Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; current rendered profile variants documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.
The current profile expands the middle name, distinguishes First Lieutenant at action from later brevet rank, and supplies the historical South Mountain place wording.