Medal of Honor
April 2, 1865
Petersburg, Virginia, USA
- Rank at action
- Private
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- Civil War
- Unit or command
- Company D, 12th West Virginia Infantry
The Citation
Sources ↓Conspicuous gallantry as color bearer in the assault on Fort Gregg.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- Joseph McCauslin — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-29
current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison
Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-001539
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-29
- Entered service at
- Ohio County, W. Va.
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- be930b6e5604844a5e743a30d1a899a23fc828d97f349b3688268b2d0e913f27
Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; current rendered profile variants documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.
The current reference profile identifies the recipient as Joseph McCauslin; the inherited Joseph Mccauslin rendering remains preserved. Canonical unit follows the current reference profile (Company D, 12th West Virginia Infantry); the inherited Company D rendering remains preserved.