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Medal of Honor Recipient

John Brosnan

U.S. Army · U.S. Civil War

MOH-RC-000612Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1864

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Medal of Honor

June 17, 1864

Petersburg, Virginia, USA

Rank at action
Sergeant
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
U.S. Civil War
Unit or command
Company E, 164th New York Infantry

The Citation

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Rescued a wounded comrade who lay exposed to the enemy's fire, receiving a severe wound in the effort.

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  1. John Brosnan — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-26

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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-000618
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-26
Entered service at
New York, N.Y.
Archive transcription SHA-256
92193c28332209d8343876a7247451f794e40414e0cb88d67c4c5923088f9266

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