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Medal of Honor Recipient

Henry Romeyn

U.S. Army · Indian Campaigns

MOH-RC-001316Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1877

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Medal of Honor

September 30, 1877

Bear Paw Mountain, Montana, USA

Rank at action
First Lieutenant
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Indian Campaigns
Unit or command
5th U.S. Infantry

The Citation

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Led his command into close range of the enemy, there maintained his position, and vigorously prosecuted the fight until he was severely wounded.
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Led his command into close-range of the enemy, there maintained his position, and vigorously prosecuted the fight until he was severely wounded.

Sources & record notes

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

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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-001323
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-28
Later or highest recorded rank
Major
Entered service at
Michigan
Archive transcription SHA-256
5f6b3734142ff63da049055157265bc03c5a19dcad58d2dc2b429cbf1e066d7a

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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