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Medal of Honor Recipient

Jacob G Frick

U.S. Army · Civil War

MOH-RC-002862Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1863

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Medal of Honor

1863-05-03

Fredericksburg & Chancellorsville, Virginia, USA

Rank at action
Colonel
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Civil War
Unit or command
129th Pennsylvania Infantry

The Citation

Sources ↓
At Fredericksburg seized the colors and led the command through a terrible fire of cannon and musketry. In a hand-to-hand fight at Chancellorsville, recaptured the colors of his regiment.

Sources & record notes

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

  1. Jacob G Frick — 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-002876
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-09-01
Entered service at
Pottsville, Pa.
Archive transcription SHA-256
b42c9df4d00348b1ae0d00032f68438de19c2594b139e7408191f6f968f94bb8

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.