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Medal of Honor Recipient

Jacob Cart

U.S. Army · Civil War

MOH-RC-002811Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1862

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Medal of Honor

1862-12-13

Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA

Rank at action
Private
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Civil War
Unit or command
Company A, 7th Pennsylvania Reserve Corps

The Citation

Sources ↓
Capture of flag of 19th Georgia Infantry (C.S.A.), wresting it from the hands of the color bearer.

Sources & record notes

General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.

  1. Jacob Cart — Congressional Medal of Honor Society recipient profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-09-01

    current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison

Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-002825
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-09-01
Archive transcription SHA-256
7f867f8a4e7f8bd1ee2e0789375220d04420822e85fe131322a29bdfc4720f83

Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; rendered current reference profile comparison is documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.

Current official reference profile confirms identity and core action metadata; exact legacy citation text and checksum are retained; General Order comparison remains pending.

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