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Medal of Honor Recipient

Joseph S Keen

U.S. Army · U.S. Civil War

MOH-RC-000874Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1864

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Medal of Honor

October 1, 1864

near the Chattahoochee River, Georgia, USA

Rank at action
Sergeant
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
U.S. Civil War
Unit or command
Company D, 13th Michigan Infantry

The Citation

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While an escaped prisoner of war within the enemy's lines witnessed an important movement of the enemy, and at great personal risk made his way through the enemy's lines and brought news of the movement to Sherman's army.
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While an escaped prisoner of war within the enemy's lines, Keen witnessed an important movement of the enemy, and at great personal risk made his way through the enemy's lines and brought news of the movement to Sherman's army.

Sources & record notes

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

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

    current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison

Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-000880
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-27
Entered service at
Detroit, Mich.
Archive transcription SHA-256
ae20fa680cad01333f88652863a016d2c79a7af9b9e3d20bfcede5523ce13f71

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

The current profile supplies the historical near-Chattahoochee River place and confirms the imported identity, rank, and unit.

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