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Medal of Honor Recipient

John Mcallister Schofield

U.S. Army · Civil War

MOH-RC-001078Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1861

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Medal of Honor

August 10, 1861

Wilson's Creek, Missouri, USA

Rank at action
Major
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Civil War
Unit or command
1st Missouri Infantry

The Citation

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Was conspicuously gallant in leading a regiment in a successful charge against the enemy.

Sources & record notes

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

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

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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-001084
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-28
Later or highest recorded rank
Lieutenant General
Entered service at
St. Louis, Mo.
Archive transcription SHA-256
e541c361de6a3d32377b422d4d02b573029c99e4fc3f0d792b83a27731357f1c

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

The current reference profile confirms the award; name expanded or reconciled; highest later rank retained as Lieutenant General; legacy citation text, current rendered citation text, provenance, candidate history, and checksums are preserved in parallel. No General Order verification is claimed.

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