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Medal of Honor Recipient

Joseph H. Decastro

U.S. Army · Civil War

MOH-RC-001420Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1863

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Medal of Honor

July 3, 1863

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA

Rank at action
Corporal
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Civil War
Unit or command
Company I, 19th Massachusetts Infantry

The Citation

Sources ↓
Capture of flag of 19th Virginia regiment (C.S.A.).

Sources & record notes

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

  1. Joseph H. Decastro — 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-001428
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-28
Archive transcription SHA-256
7038f7e0de66afc0407940c9bc869d2ca02dd0ad97c7988a246143633f20f1c1

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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