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Medal of Honor Recipient

Henry Clay Nichols

U.S. Army · Civil War

MOH-RC-000979Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1865

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Medal of Honor

April 9, 1865

Fort Blakely, Alabama, USA

Rank at action
Captain
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Civil War
Unit or command
Company E, 73d U.S. Colored Infantry

The Citation

Sources ↓
Voluntarily made a reconnaissance in advance of the line held by his regiment and, under a heavy fire, obtained information of great value.

Sources & record notes

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

  1. Henry Clay Nichols — 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-000985
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-28
Archive transcription SHA-256
6c716fb312ea572d223d8f146df18a92520ff0e99cd5eef70e4058b09113a01a

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

The reference profile expands the middle name, uses 73d U.S. Colored Infantry for the official unit, and replaces the inherited Georgia geocoder result with Fort Blakely, Alabama. Legacy unit wording remains preserved.

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