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Medal of Honor Recipient

John Harties Brown

U.S. Army · U.S. Civil War

MOH-RC-003239Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1864

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Medal of Honor

November 30, 1864

Franklin, Tennessee, USA

Rank at action
Captain
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
U.S. Civil War
Unit or command
Company D, 12th Kentucky Infantry

The Citation

Sources ↓
Capture of flag.

Sources & record notes

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

  1. John Harties Brown — Congressional Medal of Honor Society recipient profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-09-01

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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-003254
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-09-01
Entered service at
Charlestown, Mass.
Archive transcription SHA-256
478d6803fa871937c62e3aa36206219eb4cd9cbf961dd5367a3f2e3084ebae18

Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; rendered current reference profile comparison is documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.

Controlled same-name resolution using the full middle name, captain rank, Kentucky unit, and Franklin action.

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