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Medal of Honor Recipient

James Lemuel Carey

U.S. Army · Civil War

MOH-RC-001390Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1865

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Medal of Honor

April 9, 1865

Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia, USA

Rank at action
Sergeant
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Civil War
Unit or command
Company G, 10th New York Cavalry (Porter Guard)

The Citation

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Daring bravery and urging the men forward in a charge.

Sources & record notes

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

  1. James Lemuel Carey — 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-001398
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-28
Archive transcription SHA-256
3f244c167b20c366ca0d39b4019058f6ea0cbb524a2bdbea66061e962d2e08f1

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

Current reference profile confirms identity and core action metadata; legacy full citation text and source-row provenance are retained; General Order comparison remains pending.