Medal of Honor
November 25, 1863
Missionary Ridge, Tennessee, USA
- Rank at action
- Sergeant
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- U.S. Civil War
- Unit or command
- Company H, 11th Ohio Infantry
The Citation
Sources ↓Though severely wounded, was first of his regiment on the summit of the ridge, planted his colors inside the enemy's works, and did not leave the field until after he had been wounded 5 times.
Separately preserved current-source wording
Captured from the linked current recipient source; it is not a new comparison with an original General Order.
Though severely wounded, was first of his regiment on the summit of the ridge, planted his colors inside the enemy's works, and did not leave the field until after he had been wounded five times.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- James Bennett Bell — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-26
current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison
Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-000590
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-26
- Entered service at
- Troy, Ohio
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- 9b3f4d18a99fec576a612a1fb1e41a0c1ea9173ab910bcbdab310edf2c1082e7
Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; current rendered profile variants documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.
The current reference profile expands the middle name and confirms the award record.