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Medal of Honor Recipient

Henry A Hammel

U.S. Army · Civil War

MOH-RC-002880Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1863

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Medal of Honor

1863-04-28 through 1863-04-29

Grand Gulf, Mississippi, USA

Rank at action
Sergeant
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Civil War
Unit or command
Battery A, 1st Missouri Light Artillery

The Citation

Sources ↓
With two comrades voluntarily took position on board the steamer Cheeseman, in charge of all the guns and ammunition of the battery, and remained in charge of the same for considerable time while the steamer was unmanageable and subjected to a heavy fire from the enemy.

Sources & record notes

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

  1. Henry A Hammel — Congressional Medal of Honor Society recipient profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-09-01

    current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison

Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-002894
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-09-01
Entered service at
St. Louis, Mo.
Archive transcription SHA-256
3557dbf062a0b34463422f02c2564f71dc2a187d22e24f6619fcfe9a42be905d

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

Current official reference profile confirms identity and core action metadata; exact legacy citation text and checksum are retained; General Order comparison remains pending.

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