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Medal of Honor Recipient

John Mitchell

U.S. Army · Indian Campaigns

MOH-RC-003148Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1874

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Medal of Honor

1874-09-09

Upper Washita River, Texas, USA

Rank at action
First Sergeant
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Indian Campaigns
Unit or command
Company I, 5th U.S. Infantry

The Citation

Sources ↓
Gallantry in engagement with Indians.

Sources & record notes

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

  1. John Mitchell — Congressional Medal of Honor Society recipient profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-09-01

    current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison

Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-003163
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-09-01
Archive transcription SHA-256
d79c5151d118788ff3b2bd3dc31a5eed7d2144c677bf0148c8fc5e92d135dc98

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

Current official reference profile confirms identity and core action metadata; exact legacy citation text and checksum are retained; General Order comparison remains pending.

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