Medal of Honor Recipient

Joseph Watson

U.S. Army · Indian Campaigns

MOH-RC-001796Source-based record

The award

Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1869

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Rank at action: Private
Service: U.S. Army
Conflict: Indian Campaigns
Unit or command: Company F, 8th U.S. Cavalry

The Citation

Killed an Indian warrior and captured his arms.

Sources & record notes

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Joseph Watson — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-29
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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes

Award ID: MOH-AW-001804
Transcription status: Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check: 2026-08-29
Entered service at: St. Joseph, Mich.
Archive transcription SHA-256: bff5e854b68124aebedaee5d265b53101cb95faef21139536b490a04b3ca3616

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

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