Medal of Honor
July 1, 1863
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA
- Rank at action
- Sergeant
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- U.S. Civil War
- Unit or command
- Company C, 143d Pennsylvania Infantry
The Citation
Sources ↓At great risk of his life went to the assistance of a wounded comrade, and while under fire removed him to a place of safety.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- James May Rutter — Congressional Medal of Honor Society recipient profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-09-02
current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison
Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-003440
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-09-02
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- d0cc3e6046b7dcccfcbeeb7eb46af99fe93c294ebec28d3cb75e9875d0095a14
Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; rendered current reference profile comparison is documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.
Current official reference profile confirms identity and core action metadata; exact legacy citation text and checksum are retained; General Order comparison remains pending.