Medal of Honor
July 2, 1863
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA
- Rank at action
- Sergeant
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- U.S. Civil War
- Unit or command
- Company E, 82d New York Infantry
The Citation
Sources ↓Captured the flag of the 7th Virginia Infantry (C.S.A.), being twice wounded in the effort.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- Hugh Carey — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-26
current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison
- Hugh Carey — U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index ↗U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index · Checked 2026-08-26
official July 2, 1863 action date, rank, unit, place, and citation
Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-000644
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-26
- Other source date wording
- 1863-07-03
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- 3b0283ad83ffc76e17524ce2b718b4a21acb3dfb7f9d2deb7788d92f7657409c
Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; current rendered profile variants documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.
The reference profile and Army index agree on identity, rank, unit, place, and citation but disagree on the action date. The Army index and inherited citation support July 2, 1863, which is used canonically; the Society July 3 field is retained in evidence.