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Medal of Honor Recipient

John Darling Terry

U.S. Army · Civil War

MOH-RC-001140Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1862

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Medal of Honor

March 14, 1862

New Bern, North Carolina, USA

Rank at action
Sergeant
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Civil War
Unit or command
Company E, 23d Massachusetts Infantry

The Citation

Sources ↓
In the thickest of the fight, where he lost his leg by a shot, still encouraged the men until carried off the field.

Sources & record notes

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  1. John Darling Terry — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-28

    current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison

Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-001146
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-28
Later or highest recorded rank
Major
Entered service at
Boston, Mass.
Archive transcription SHA-256
13b7c77f3b8511050796d686f9ecd64afd308c938fe6d2080235342cec4c85f8

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.

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