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Medal of Honor Recipient

George Washington Mindil

U.S. Army · Civil War

MOH-RC-000962Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1862

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Medal of Honor

May 5, 1862

Williamsburg, Virginia, USA

Rank at action
Captain
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Civil War
Unit or command
Company I, 61st Pennsylvania Infantry

The Citation

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As aide-de-camp led the charge with a part of a regiment, pierced the enemy's center, silenced some of his artillery, and, getting in his rear, caused him to abandon his position.

Sources & record notes

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

  1. George Washington Mindil — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-28

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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-000968
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-28
Later or highest recorded rank
Brevet Major General
Entered service at
Philadelphia, Pa.
Archive transcription SHA-256
a1883a9282ac57d722e36c673e76e9771a79b6561a4be6724e367aef6471d9fa

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

The reference profile expands the middle name and records Brevet Major General as the highest later rank. The action metadata and citation are confirmed.

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