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Medal of Honor Recipient

James G. Clark

U.S. Army · Civil War

MOH-RC-001399Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1864

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Medal of Honor

June 18, 1864

Petersburg, Virginia, USA

Rank at action
Private
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Civil War
Unit or command
Company F, 88th Pennsylvania Infantry

The Citation

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Distinguished bravery in action; was severely wounded.

Sources & record notes

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  1. James G. Clark — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-28

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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-001407
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-28
Later or highest recorded rank
Drummer
Archive transcription SHA-256
ed5a4ed208a81b9828a008e208c23f5b92fb48d1963735899e32716987ac7c43

Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; current rendered profile variants documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.

The reference profile’s exact highest-rank rendering “Drummer” is preserved as source metadata without editorial substitution.