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Medal of Honor Recipient

James Kastor Peirsol

U.S. Army · Civil War

MOH-RC-001872Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1865

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Medal of Honor

April 5, 1865

Paine's Crossroads, Virginia, USA

Rank at action
Sergeant
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Civil War
Unit or command
Company F, 13th Ohio Cavalry

The Citation

Sources ↓
Capture of flag.

Sources & record notes

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  1. James Kastor Peirsol — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-29

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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-001880
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-29
Later or highest recorded rank
First Lieutenant
Archive transcription SHA-256
478d6803fa871937c62e3aa36206219eb4cd9cbf961dd5367a3f2e3084ebae18

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

The current authoritative source expands, corrects, or normalizes the inherited name from James K. Peirsol to James Kastor Peirsol; both renderings remain preserved. The current profile records later/highest rank First Lieutenant. The current historical action-place wording replaces only the controlled canonical geocoder field; the complete inherited place remains preserved.

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