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Medal of Honor Recipient

Henry Newman

U.S. Army · Indian Campaigns

MOH-RC-001307Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1872

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Medal of Honor

July 13, 1872

Whetstone Mountains, Arizona Territory, USA

Rank at action
First Sergeant
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Indian Campaigns
Unit or command
Company F, 5th U.S. Cavalry

The Citation

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He and 2 companions covered the withdrawal of wounded comrades from the fire of an Apache band well concealed among rocks.
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He and two companions covered the withdrawal of wounded comrades from the fire of an Apache band well concealed among rocks.

Sources & record notes

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  1. Henry Newman — 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-001314
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-28
Archive transcription SHA-256
fb2bb800f2e6ed1ab870eb4dfd8e973fde0b09b7dae452b5c2d15e0869329c26

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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