Medal of Honor
July 30, 1864
Petersburg, Virginia, USA
- Rank at action
- Sergeant
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- U.S. Civil War
- Unit or command
- Company C, 14th New York Heavy Artillery
The Citation
Sources ↓Capture of flag, shooting a Confederate officer who was rallying his men with the colors in his hand.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- James Samuel Hill — Congressional Medal of Honor Society recipient profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-09-01
current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison
Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-003262
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-09-01
- Entered service at
- Lyons, N.Y.
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- 963ca69260d0035950891365c366c8514c6f5aedc5af6a36ef29fae5bda6ff50
Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; rendered current reference profile comparison is documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.
Current official profile was resolved outside the inherited candidate set; Heavy Artillery service and Petersburg action distinguish him from First Lieutenant James Hill.