Medal of Honor
May 24, 1864
Ashepoo River, South Carolina, USA
- Rank at action
- Private
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- U.S. Civil War
- Unit or command
- Company B, 4th Massachusetts Cavalry
The Citation
Sources ↓Volunteered as a member of a boatcrew which went to the rescue of a large number of Union soldiers on board the stranded steamer Boston, and with great gallantry assisted in conveying them to shore, being exposed during the entire time to a heavy fire from a Confederate battery.
Separately preserved current-source wording
Captured from the linked current recipient source; it is not a new comparison with an original General Order.
Volunteered as a member of a boatcrew which went to the rescue of a large number of Union soldiers on board the stranded steamer Boston, and with great gallantry assisted in conveying them to shore, being exposed the entire time to a heavy fire from a Confederate battery.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- John Duffey — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-27
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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-000726
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-27
- Later or highest recorded rank
- Farrier
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- 07db0f1a8f65105eadf0d1e87407da4f75fee6b2dc45a1aa09656f8c0d3c2534
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