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Medal of Honor Recipient

John Galloway

U.S. Army · U.S. Civil War

MOH-RC-000759Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1865

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Medal of Honor

April 7, 1865

Farmville, Virginia, USA

Rank at action
Commissary Sergeant
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
U.S. Civil War
Unit or command
8th Pennsylvania Cavalry

The Citation

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His regiment being surprised and nearly overwhelmed, he dashed forward under a heavy fire, reached the right of the regiment, where the danger was greatest, rallied the men and prevented a disaster that was imminent.
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His regiment being surprised and nearly overwhelmed, he dashed forward under a heavy fire, reached the right of the regiment, where the danger was greatest, rallied the men, and prevented a disaster that was imminent.

Sources & record notes

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

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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-000765
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-27
Later or highest recorded rank
First Lieutenant
Archive transcription SHA-256
f9046d970148774cf898e3eae5cd1ccb136942280e5c78b01319d17688c49dd8

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Current official Society evidence confirms the identity and core action record; historical action wording replaces inherited geocoder text while all inherited values and the complete legacy citation remain preserved.

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