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Medal of Honor Recipient

Henry C. Slusher

U.S. Army · Civil War

MOH-RC-001105Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1863

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Medal of Honor

September 11, 1863

Near Moorefield, West Virginia, USA

Rank at action
Private
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Civil War
Unit or command
Troop F, 22d Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry

The Citation

Sources ↓
Voluntarily crossed a branch of the Potomac River under fire to rescue a wounded comrade held prisoner by the enemy. Was wounded and taken prisoner in the attempt.

Sources & record notes

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

  1. Henry C. Slusher — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-28

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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-001111
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-28
Archive transcription SHA-256
2d259a22b34d9e3eab5c4bd21ee3d86afc0088fb24390dfa53b63627812dee1f

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

The current reference profile confirms the award; unit rendering reconciled; legacy citation text, current rendered citation text, provenance, candidate history, and checksums are preserved in parallel. No General Order verification is claimed.

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