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Medal of Honor Recipient

James Hill

U.S. Army · U.S. Civil War

MOH-RC-003254Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1863

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Medal of Honor

May 16, 1863

Champion Hill, Mississippi, USA

Rank at action
First Lieutenant
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
U.S. Civil War
Unit or command
Company I, 21st Iowa Infantry

The Citation

Sources ↓
By skillful and brave management captured 3 of the enemy's pickets.

Sources & record notes

General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.

  1. James Hill — Congressional Medal of Honor Society recipient profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-09-01

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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-003269
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-09-01
Entered service at
Cascade, Iowa
Archive transcription SHA-256
da5ffb9cf6aa1f858630cab4ce9ddc6a6539a89021cbff52c502581ad5cad219

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

Controlled same-name resolution through officer rank, Iowa unit, and Champion Hill action.

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