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Medal of Honor Recipient

John Henry White

U.S. Army · Civil War

MOH-RC-001204Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1862

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Medal of Honor

August 23, 1862

Rappahannock Station, Virginia, USA

Rank at action
Private
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Civil War
Unit or command
Company A, 90th Pennsylvania Infantry

The Citation

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At the imminent risk of his life, crawled to a nearby spring within the enemy's range and exposed to constant fire filled a large number of canteens, and returned in safety to the relief of his comrades who were suffering from want of water.
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At the imminent risk of his life, crawled to a nearby spring within the enemy's range and, exposed to constant fire, filled a large number of canteens, and returned in safety to the relief of his comrades who were suffering from want of water.

Sources & record notes

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  1. John Henry White — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-28

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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-001210
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-28
Archive transcription SHA-256
b03809cb36b2dea3d1bd6858e0db001b6bfbe539ffcc9ea3a83f8cffe36c0fe5

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