Medal of Honor Recipient

Lee Nutting

U.S. Army · Civil War

MOH-RC-000985Source-based record

The award

Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1864

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Rank at action: Captain
Service: U.S. Army
Conflict: Civil War
Unit or command: Company C, 61st New York Infantry

The Citation

Led the regiment in charge at a critical moment under a murderous fire until he fell desperately wounded.

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Lee Nutting — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-28
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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes

Award ID: MOH-AW-000991
Transcription status: Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check: 2026-08-28
Archive transcription SHA-256: 110a0c7d1475470a83d77a8e118dc76cda4e2fdd20414173d9ae6c8bf26a3e65

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