Medal of Honor
July 18, 1861
Blackburn's Ford, Virginia, USA
- Rank at action
- Corporal
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- U.S. Civil War
- Unit or command
- Company K, 12th New York Infantry (Independence Guard)
The Citation
Sources ↓With a companion, refused to retreat when the part of the regiment to which he was attached was driven back in disorder, but remained upon the skirmish line for some time thereafter, firing upon the enemy.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- James Edwin Cross — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-27
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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-000694
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-27
- Later or highest recorded rank
- Sergeant Major
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- ccbae5b68f3a3e449d51faffacb2b79ee99400e13d2540744bf444787a0bc7a1
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