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Medal of Honor Recipient

Gotlieb Luty

U.S. Army · Civil War

MOH-RC-000919Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1863

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Medal of Honor

May 3, 1863

Chancellorsville, Virginia, USA

Rank at action
Corporal
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Civil War
Unit or command
Company A, 74th New York Infantry

The Citation

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Bravely advanced to the enemy's line under heavy fire and brought back valuable information.

Sources & record notes

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  1. Gotlieb Luty — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-28

    current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison

Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-000925
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-28
Entered service at
West Manchester, Pa.
Archive transcription SHA-256
ce687356c7faf1d12835736c057954b0bf69669ca03790ee531c69dc0ca4cec0

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

The current reference profile confirms the inherited identity, rank, unit, action date, historical place, and full citation.