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Medal of Honor Recipient

John H. Harbourne

U.S. Army · Civil War

MOH-RC-001464Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1864

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Medal of Honor

June 17, 1864

Petersburg, Virginia, USA

Rank at action
Private
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Civil War
Unit or command
Company K, 29th Massachusetts Infantry

The Citation

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Capture of flag along with 3 enemy men.
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Capture of flag along with three enemy men.

Sources & record notes

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

  1. John H. Harbourne — 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-001472
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-28
Entered service at
Boston, Mass.
Archive transcription SHA-256
75e31abb96756823b580c2165ad76a8d9eba59e98854efb3bea7f12ae6c4eb1f

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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