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Medal of Honor Recipient

John M. Kindig

U.S. Army · Civil War

MOH-RC-001502Source-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
Corporal
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Civil War
Unit or command
Company A, 63d Pennsylvania Infantry

The Citation

Sources ↓
Capture of flag of 28th North Carolina Infantry. (C.S.A.).
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Capture of flag of 28th North Carolina Infantry (C.S.A.).

Sources & record notes

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

  1. John M. Kindig — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-29

    current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison

Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-001510
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-29
Later or highest recorded rank
Sergeant
Archive transcription SHA-256
8e0c90cbe9554603edc148747c1f9e276b4012686201e360d77c8b25c7608478

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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