Medal of Honor
August 13–October 31, 1868
Vicinity of the Black Mountains, Arizona, USA
- Rank at action
- Corporal
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- Indian Campaigns
- Unit or command
- Company B, 8th U.S. Cavalry
The Citation
Sources ↓Bravery in scouts and actions against Indians.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- James Dowling — 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-003113
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-09-01
- Entered service at
- Cleveland, Ohio
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- b17b25df2f78b8536a2d18c92f3fae15cc29ab57f4aa482e05c1c6ad72d1626b
Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; rendered current reference profile comparison is documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.
The current official profile separately records Sergeant as the highest rank; Corporal remains the rank at the Medal of Honor action.