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Medal of Honor Recipient

James T Clancy

U.S. Army · U.S. Civil War

MOH-RC-000658Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1864

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Medal of Honor

October 1, 1864

Vaughn Road, Virginia, USA

Rank at action
Sergeant
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
U.S. Civil War
Unit or command
Company C, 1st New Jersey Cavalry

The Citation

Sources ↓
Shot the Confederate Gen. Dunovant dead during a charge, thus confusing the enemy and greatly aiding in his repulse.
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Shot the Confederate Brig. Gen. John Dunovant dead during a charge, thus confusing the enemy and greatly aiding in his repulse.

Sources & record notes

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  1. James T Clancy — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-27

    current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison

Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-000664
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-27
Later or highest recorded rank
Captain
Archive transcription SHA-256
c56ed5d805de68f7c9ab370542b5d2bc87365be76bbc493cfd0c511cdf4ea2cc

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

Current official Society evidence confirms the identity and core action record; historical action wording replaces inherited geocoder text while all inherited values and the complete legacy citation remain preserved.

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