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Medal of Honor Recipient

James Wiley

U.S. Army · Civil War

MOH-RC-001653Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1863

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Medal of Honor

July 3, 1863

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA

Rank at action
Sergeant
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Civil War
Unit or command
Company B, 59th New York Infantry

The Citation

Sources ↓
Capture of flag of a Georgia regiment.

Sources & record notes

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

  1. James Wiley — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-29

    current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison

Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-001661
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-29
Archive transcription SHA-256
2bd74163b6b8d1ad742e57d739bde5dde48f1265690a64e34f55bd16be41f366

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

Current reference profile confirms identity and core action metadata; legacy full citation text and source-row provenance are retained; General Order comparison remains pending.