Medal of Honor
September 29, 1864
Chapin's Farm, Virginia, USA
- Rank at action
- Private
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- Civil War
- Unit or command
- Company C, 148th New York Infantry
The Citation
Sources ↓With 2 comrades, took position in advance of the skirmish line, within short distance of the enemy's gunners, and drove them from their guns.
Separately preserved current-source wording
Captured from the linked current recipient source; it is not a new comparison with an original General Order.
With two comrades, took position in advance of the skirmish line, within short distance of the enemy's gunners, and drove them from their guns.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- Henry S. Wells — 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-001202
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-28
- Entered service at
- Phelps, N.Y.
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- 3e0c4b839bddb6a0b254382eb92fe704368229902af584a4fd820253aaecf345
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.