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Medal of Honor Recipient

John Tribe

U.S. Army · Civil War

MOH-RC-001168Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1862

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Medal of Honor

August 25, 1862

Waterloo Bridge, Virginia, USA

Rank at action
Private
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Civil War
Unit or command
Company G, 5th New York Cavalry

The Citation

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Voluntarily assisted in the burning and destruction of the bridge under heavy fire of the enemy.
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Voluntarily assisted in the burning and destruction of the bridge under heavy fire from 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 Tribe — 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-001174
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-28
Later or highest recorded rank
Quartermaster Sergeant
Entered service at
Oswego, N.Y.
Archive transcription SHA-256
8d327f3e450863b56f61458642985533a6fbcc2e98e1d363211a87d861656aa9

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.