Medal of Honor Recipient

John W Blunt

U.S. Army · U.S. Civil War

MOH-RC-000598Source-based record

The award

Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1864

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Rank at action: First Lieutenant
Service: U.S. Army
Conflict: U.S. Civil War
Unit or command: Company K, 6th New York Cavalry

The Citation

Voluntarily led a charge across a narrow bridge over the creek, against the lines of the enemy.

Sources & record notes

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John W Blunt — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-26
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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes

Award ID: MOH-AW-000604
Transcription status: Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check: 2026-08-26
Later or highest recorded rank: Brevet Major
Entered service at: Chatham, Four Corners, N.Y.
Archive transcription SHA-256: 2d037c1b0a30c462f10a7d503956d389cf559a2f9a08c7c5be2eaf41be9ab1ad

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The current reference profile preserves First Lieutenant as the action rank and Brevet Major as the later/highest rank.