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Medal of Honor Recipient

James W Verney

U.S. Navy · U.S. Civil War

MOH-RC-002732Source-based record

The award

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Navy Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1864

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Medal of Honor

December 24, 1864–February 22, 1865

Fort Fisher & Wilmington, North Carolina, USA

Rank at action
Chief Quartermaster
Service
U.S. Navy
Conflict
U.S. Civil War
Unit or command
U.S.S. Pontoosuc

The Citation

Sources ↓
Served as chief quartermaster on board the U.S.S. Pontoosuc during the capture of Fort Fisher and Wilmington, 24 December 1864 to 22 February 1865. Carrying out his duties faithfully throughout this period, Verney was recommended for gallantry and skill and for his cool courage while under fire of the enemy throughout these various actions.
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Seved as chief quartermaster on board the U.S.S. Pontoosuc during the capture of Fort Fisher and Wilmington, 24 December 1864 to 22 February 1865. Carrying out his duties faithfully throughout this period, Verney was recommended for gallantry and skill and for his cool courage while under fire of the enemy throughout these various actions.

Sources & record notes

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

  1. James W Verney — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-31

    current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison

Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-002745
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-31
Recorded order reference (not verified against the original)
59
Other source date wording
1865-02-22
Accredited to
Maine
Archive transcription SHA-256
fbc004f4df04e2f4d825d757ab042e35ab334e550576ece812d391cfee829a93

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

The structured profile gives February 22, 1865, while the citation spans December 24, 1864 through February 22, 1865. The complete range is controlled, and the current citation's 'Seved' typo is preserved exactly as source evidence.

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