Medal of Honor
October 5, 1864
Allatoona, Georgia, USA
- Rank at action
- Private
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- U.S. Civil War
- Unit or command
- 12th Battery, Wisconsin Light Artillery
The Citation
Sources ↓Took the place of a gunner who had been shot down and inspired his comrades by his bravery and effective gunnery, which contributed largely to the defeat of the enemy.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- James E Croft — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-27
current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison
Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-000692
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-27
- Later or highest recorded rank
- Second Lieutenant
- Entered service at
- Janesville, Wis.
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- 37307ba8a6ca3e069026418ede91b60d6467a3a6e65ef01965aefecc23e4817d
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Current official Society evidence confirms the identity and core action record; historical action wording replaces inherited geocoder text while all inherited values and the complete legacy citation remain preserved.