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Medal of Honor Recipient

John S. Kountz

U.S. Army · Civil War

MOH-RC-001506Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1863

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Medal of Honor

November 25, 1863

Missionary Ridge, Tennessee, USA

Rank at action
Musician
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Civil War
Unit or command
Company G, 37th Ohio Infantry

The Citation

Sources ↓
Seized a musket and joined in the charge in which he was severely wounded.

Sources & record notes

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

  1. John S. Kountz — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-29

    current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison

Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-001514
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-29
Entered service at
Maumee, Ohio
Archive transcription SHA-256
1e67dce2b3bd1ee433732a8ba6c112513cce7e97213e8fd6e814d0f151f91fe8

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.