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Medal of Honor Recipient

John Barclay Fassett

U.S. Army · U.S. Civil War

MOH-RC-000738Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1863

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Medal of Honor

July 2, 1863

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA

Rank at action
Captain
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
U.S. Civil War
Unit or command
Company F, 23d Pennsylvania Infantry

The Citation

Sources ↓
While acting as an aide, voluntarily led a regiment to the relief of a battery and recaptured its guns from the enemy.
Separately preserved current-source wording

Captured from the linked current recipient source; it is not a new comparison with an original General Order.

While acting as an aide, voluntarily led a regiment to the relief of a battery and recaptured its gun from the enemy.

Sources & record notes

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

  1. John Barclay Fassett — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-27

    current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison

  2. John Barclay Fassett — U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index ↗U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index · Checked 2026-08-27

    official Army citation wording “guns,” plus matching rank, unit, date, and place

Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-000744
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-27
Later or highest recorded rank
Major
Entered service at
Philadelphia, Pa.
Archive transcription SHA-256
0e9e56f99448b4e388985164ad8b49a33b403a3e493c50d5426184afd3c6aa06

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

The Society citation says “recaptured its gun,” while the official Army index and inherited citation say “recaptured its guns.” The legacy text remains unchanged and both official versions are preserved.

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