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Medal of Honor Recipient

Joseph Lonsway

U.S. Army · Civil War

MOH-RC-000907Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1864

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Medal of Honor

October 16, 1864

Murfrees Station, Virginia, USA

Rank at action
Private
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Civil War
Unit or command
Company D, 20th New York Cavalry

The Citation

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Volunteered to swim Blackwater River to get a large flat used as a ferry on other side; succeeded in getting the boat safely across, making it possible for a detachment to cross the river and take possession of the enemy's breastworks.
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Volunteered to swim Blackwater River to get a large flat used as a ferry on the other side; succeeded in getting the boat safely across, making it possible for a detachment to cross the river and take possession of the enemy's breastworks.

Sources & record notes

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

  1. Joseph Lonsway — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-28

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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-000913
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-28
Archive transcription SHA-256
5609a88da071853fc3001cae7402217ae9d0f2eef000ffb32ab5ceb799087f2e

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

The reference profile supplies the historical station name and adds “the” before “other side”; the inherited rendering remains preserved.

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