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Medal of Honor Recipient

Guy Vernor Henry

U.S. Army · U.S. Civil War

MOH-RC-000817Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1864

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Medal of Honor

June 1, 1864

Cold Harbor, Virginia, USA

Rank at action
Colonel
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
U.S. Civil War
Unit or command
40th Massachusetts Infantry

The Citation

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Led the assaults of his brigade upon the enemy's works, where he had 2 horses shot under him.
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Led the assaults of his brigade upon the enemy's works, where he had two horses shot under him.

Sources & record notes

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  1. Guy Vernor Henry — 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-000823
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-27
Later or highest recorded rank
Major General
Entered service at
Reading, Pa.
Archive transcription SHA-256
266d8b44bc6f2b5aeac8f2ee5353c9f1cc5f2c44619d95e4a202ec2f664b8d5a

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

The current reference profile expands the middle name and distinguishes Colonel at action from later Major General. The current citation spells out two where the inherited citation uses numeral 2.

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