Medal of Honor
April 5, 1862
Georgia, United States
- Rank at action
- Private
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- U.S. Civil War
- Unit or command
- Company K, 33d Ohio Infantry
- Presentation date
- March 25, 1863
The Citation
Sources ↓One of 19 of 24 men (including two civilians) who, by direction of Gen. Ormsby M. Mitchell, penetrated nearly 200 miles south into enemy territory and captured a railroad train at Big Shanty, Ga., in an attempt to destroy the bridges and track between Chattanooga and Atlanta.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- Jacob Parrott — current citation source ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-21
current identity, action metadata, and full citation transcription
Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-000001
- Transcription status
- Current-source full text
- Last source check
- 2026-08-21
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- 3ac2c86daa96d2062d0224890aa3fa3fef2f3c11e635251d2ad52f7aa81d1a2c
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