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Medal of Honor Recipient

Joseph Franklin Carter

U.S. Army · U.S. Civil War

MOH-RC-000644Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1865

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Medal of Honor

March 25, 1865

Fort Stedman, Virginia, USA

Rank at action
Captain
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
U.S. Civil War
Unit or command
Company D, 3d Maryland Infantry

The Citation

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Captured the colors of the 51st Virginia Infantry (C.S.A.). During the battle he was captured and escaped bringing a number of prisoners with him.
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Captured the colors of the 51st Virginia Infantry (C.S.A.). During the battle he was captured and escaped, bringing a number of prisoners with him.

Sources & record notes

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

  1. Joseph Franklin Carter — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-27

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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-000650
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-27
Later or highest recorded rank
Major
Entered service at
Baltimore, Md.
Archive transcription SHA-256
affa5efd478436a11b4091b2383a2caac1d762cf5648d204adf192c6d0f487ac

Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; current rendered profile variants documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.

Current official Society evidence confirms the identity and core action record; historical action wording replaces inherited geocoder text while all inherited values and the complete legacy citation remain preserved.

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