Medal of Honor
April 2, 1865
Petersburg, Virginia, USA
- Rank at action
- Sergeant
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- Civil War
- Unit or command
- Company D, 5th Vermont Infantry
The Citation
Sources ↓First to scale the enemy's works and plant the colors thereon.
Sources & record notes
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- Jackson G. Sargent — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-29
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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-001600
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-29
- Entered service at
- Stowe, Vt.
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- 577d566b8f5593d87fc4880eaed07216ee74a5e131a2c1408ebc8f8ae8c7a4ce
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