Medal of Honor
September 29, 1864
Fort Harrison, Virginia, USA
- Rank at action
- Sergeant
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- U.S. Civil War
- Unit or command
- Company E, 96th New York Infantry
- Presentation date
- April 6, 1865
The Citation
Sources ↓Gallantry in placing the colors of his regiment on the fort.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- Lester Archer — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-28
current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison
Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-001365
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-28
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- e402dfc1f77a586bbd5cafc44d8bea85bcc9eb672c70172f1e3f69a66648e398
Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; current rendered profile variants documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.
Current reference profile confirms identity and core action metadata; legacy full citation text and source-row provenance are retained; General Order comparison remains pending.