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Medal of Honor Recipient

John Mitchell Vanderslice

U.S. Army · Civil War

MOH-RC-001176Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1865

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Medal of Honor

February 6, 1865

Hatcher's Run, Virginia, USA

Rank at action
Private
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Civil War
Unit or command
Company D, 8th Pennsylvania Cavalry

The Citation

Sources ↓
Was the first man to reach the enemy's rifle pits, which were taken in the charge.

Sources & record notes

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

  1. John Mitchell Vanderslice — 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-001182
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-28
Archive transcription SHA-256
cc9a388d6d0be852408ed1c89646d1b5b77713d23c2d94ef18d753cfa3a26bfe

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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