Medal of Honor
January 15, 1865
Fort Fisher, North Carolina, USA
- Rank at action
- First Lieutenant
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- Civil War
- Unit or command
- Company F, 97th Pennsylvania Infantry
The Citation
Sources ↓Gallant and meritorious conduct, where, as first lieutenant, he commanded the regiment.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- John Wainwright — 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-001189
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-28
- Later or highest recorded rank
- Colonel
- Entered service at
- West Chester, Pa.
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- 89d15963ff38b206e3686b19ca038302e721572fc4bd943cd261fdc2e5059d04
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.