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Medal of Honor Recipient

John Henry Weeks

U.S. Army · Civil War

MOH-RC-001194Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1864

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Medal of Honor

May 12, 1864

Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA

Rank at action
Private
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Civil War
Unit or command
Company H, 152d New York Infantry

The Citation

Sources ↓
Capture of flag and color bearer using an empty cocked rifle while outnumbered 5 or 6.
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Capture of flag and color bearer using an empty cocked rifle while outnumbered by five or six.

Sources & record notes

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

  1. John Henry Weeks — 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-001200
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-28
Entered service at
Hartwick Seminary, N.Y.
Archive transcription SHA-256
7bfeff14e5fbc45bb4757e7999f7b6bffc4584f79487cd9018a6cb7ce9c5b929

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.