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Medal of Honor Recipient

Joseph F Knight

U.S. Army · Indian Campaigns

MOH-RC-001290Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1891

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Medal of Honor

January 1, 1891

White River, South Dakota, USA

Rank at action
Sergeant
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Indian Campaigns
Unit or command
Troop F, 6th U.S. Cavalry

The Citation

Sources ↓
Led the advance in a spirited movement to the assistance of Troop K, 6th U.S. Cavalry.

Sources & record notes

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

  1. Joseph F Knight — 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-001297
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-28
Archive transcription SHA-256
bf4f55d63917ae615a1fe7dac3ef251f85f11ef653083bc37560a29feab87a37

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.

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