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Medal of Honor Recipient

John Green

U.S. Army · Indian Campaigns

MOH-RC-001271Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1873

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Medal of Honor

January 17, 1873

Lava Beds, California, USA

Rank at action
Major
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Indian Campaigns
Unit or command
1st U.S. Cavalry

The Citation

Sources ↓
In order to reassure his command, this officer, in the most fearless manner and exposed to very great danger, walked in front of the line; the command, thus encouraged, advanced over the lava upon the Indians who were concealed among the rocks.

Sources & record notes

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

  1. John Green — 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-001278
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-28
Later or highest recorded rank
Brevet Brigadier General
Entered service at
Ohio
Archive transcription SHA-256
8f201e1d4f1d5d34d17800a2178c51bfdfc3e66dfd20ae4f5835a9974323deca

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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