Medal of Honor
June 29, 1862
Savage Station, Virginia, USA
- Rank at action
- Major
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- Civil War
- Unit or command
- 88th New York Infantry
The Citation
Sources ↓Led his regiment on the enemy's battery, silenced the guns, held the position against overwhelming numbers, and covered the retreat of the 2d Army Corps.
Sources & record notes
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- James Quinlan — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-28
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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-001042
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-28
- Later or highest recorded rank
- Lieutenant Colonel
- Entered service at
- New York, N.Y.
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- 5c7347baa79e17f43ce1806084d4d420bd88199167481b4b9db12a4b69366563
Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; current rendered profile variants documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.
The current reference profile confirms the identity and award; highest later rank retained as Lieutenant Colonel; legacy citation text, current rendered citation text, provenance, and checksums are preserved in parallel. No General Order verification is claimed.