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Medal of Honor Recipient

James A Campbell

U.S. Army · U.S. Civil War

MOH-RC-000636Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1865

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Medal of Honor

January 22 and April 5, 1865

Woodstock & Amelia Courthouse, Virginia, USA

Rank at action
Private
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
U.S. Civil War
Unit or command
Company A, 2d New York Cavalry

The Citation

Sources ↓
While his command was retreating before superior numbers at Woodstock, Va., he voluntarily rushed back with one companion and rescued his commanding officer, who had been unhorsed and left behind. At Amelia Courthouse captured 2 battle flags.
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While his command was retreating before superior numbers at Woodstock, Va., Campbell voluntarily rushed back with one companion and rescued his commanding officer, who had been unhorsed and left behind. At Amelia Courthouse, he captured two battle flags.

Sources & record notes

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

  1. James A Campbell — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-26

    current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison

  2. James A Campbell — U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index ↗U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index · Checked 2026-08-26

    official two-action dates, locations, rank, unit, and citation

Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-000642
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-26
Other source date wording
1865-04-05
Archive transcription SHA-256
215c7d9e456874224ffd431b1a382f4f3c047556fa98f7e4144df96493febcf1

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

The inherited record retained only the Amelia Courthouse date. The current official sources document two actions under one award, so the canonical record stores both dates and locations without creating a duplicate identity or award.

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