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Medal of Honor Recipient

James K. Sturgeon

U.S. Army · Civil War

MOH-RC-001126Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1864

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Medal of Honor

June 15, 1864

Kenesaw Mountain, Georgia, USA

Rank at action
Private
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Civil War
Unit or command
Company F, 46th Ohio Infantry

The Citation

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Advanced beyond the lines, and in an encounter with 3 Confederates shot 2 and took the other prisoner.
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Advanced beyond the lines, and in an encounter with three Confederates shot two and took the other prisoner.

Sources & record notes

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

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

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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-001132
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-28
Archive transcription SHA-256
46f4b0fc01fc98b712ead52824ff27de11b721187db6ac03a94bb6bbc24b4be6

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

The current reference profile confirms the award; identity and core award metadata confirmed; legacy citation text, current rendered citation text, provenance, candidate history, and checksums are preserved in parallel. No General Order verification is claimed.

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