Medal of Honor
September 29, 1864
New Market Heights, Virginia, USA
- Rank at action
- Sergeant
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- Civil War
- Unit or command
- Company B, 38th U.S. Colored Infantry
The Citation
Sources ↓Gallantry in the assault.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- James H. Harris — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-28
current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison
Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-001473
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-28
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- c445ae423fe10e8c8db507433ae6ccc3056e9cc29b6cc74962fe2877b0bab27f
Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; current rendered profile variants documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.
The current profile uses U.S. Colored Infantry terminology; the inherited U.S. Colored Troops wording remains preserved in legacy fields.