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Medal of Honor Recipient

John Mitchell Merrill

U.S. Army · Indian Campaigns

MOH-RC-002934Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1879

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Medal of Honor

1879-09-29

Milk River, Colorado, USA

Rank at action
Sergeant
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Indian Campaigns
Unit or command
Company F, 5th U.S. Cavalry

The Citation

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Though painfully wounded, he remained on duty and rendered gallant and valuable service.

Sources & record notes

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

  1. John Mitchell Merrill — 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-002949
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-09-01
Archive transcription SHA-256
fd1ff9a0a1ee7ef969727dff61aad07fe5e958d939eef8cd6241cd3f326c8efe

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

Current official profile expands the middle name; the selected current URL was not present in the inherited candidate set.

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