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Medal of Honor Recipient

Hartwell B. Compson

U.S. Army · Civil War

MOH-RC-001406Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1865

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Medal of Honor

March 2, 1865

Waynesboro, Virginia, USA

Rank at action
Major
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Civil War
Unit or command
8th New York Cavalry

The Citation

Sources ↓
Capture of flag belonging to Gen. Early's headquarters.
Separately preserved current-source wording

Captured from the linked current recipient source; it is not a new comparison with an original General Order.

Capture of flag belonging to Lt. Gen. Jubal Anderson Early's headquarters.

Sources & record notes

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

  1. Hartwell B. Compson — 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-001414
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-28
Later or highest recorded rank
Brevet Lieutenant Colonel New York Volunteers
Entered service at
Seneca Falls, N.Y.
Archive transcription SHA-256
091f8902687e6610473f925b3ac9b952c0b798f0b23d772a9b5343708fee2714

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

Current reference profile confirms identity and core action metadata; legacy full citation text and source-row provenance are retained; General Order comparison remains pending.

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