Medal of Honor
April 2, 1865
Petersburg, Virginia, USA
- Rank at action
- Private
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- Civil War
- Unit or command
- Company G, 116th Ohio Infantry
The Citation
Sources ↓In the assault on Fort Gregg, this soldier climbed upon the parapet and fired down into the fort as fast as the loaded guns could be passed up to him by comrades.
Sources & record notes
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- Joseph van Matre — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-28
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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-001179
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-28
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- 734f0045148ab724341d2c327d3f7cd81d6b37e5b64e642d8053a047f016b9cc
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