Medal of Honor
April 6, 1865
Deatonsville (Sailor's Creek), Virginia, USA
- Rank at action
- Corporal
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- Civil War
- Unit or command
- Company L, 2d Ohio Cavalry
The Citation
Sources ↓Capture of flag of 38th Virginia Infantry (C.S.A.).
Sources & record notes
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- John P. Hughey — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-29
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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-001488
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-29
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- d794e5855ac75139f301ea883b995b268be1deffeb816a5fd54e0e7d2c722074
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