Medal of Honor
May 22, 1863
Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA
- Rank at action
- Private
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- Civil War
- Unit or command
- Company H, 4th West Virginia Infantry
The Citation
Sources ↓Gallantry in charge of the "volunteer storming party."
Sources & record notes
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- James Calvin Summers — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-29
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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-001633
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-29
- Entered service at
- Kanawha County, W. Va.
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- 1315de7488f95d531e9ced26b58a9e33362e1950495bf2d7ea71fb71e6a674f6
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