Medal of Honor Recipient

Lester Goodel Hack

U.S. Army · Civil War

MOH-RC-001460Source-based record

The award

Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1865

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Rank at action: Sergeant
Service: U.S. Army
Conflict: Civil War
Unit or command: Company F, 5th Vermont Infantry

The Citation

Capture of flag of 23d Tennessee Infantry (C.S.A.) with several of the enemy.

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Capture of flag of 23d Tennessee Infantry (C.S.A.) and several of the enemy.

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

Award ID: MOH-AW-001468
Transcription status: Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check: 2026-08-28
Entered service at: Salisbury, Vt.
Archive transcription SHA-256: 4d966c8c377ef89746b1562c326d9ecf8be0a3e384bb9e97c7fbb2d0dbbd4a65

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The current reference profile identifies the recipient as Lester Goodel Hack; the inherited Lester G. Hack rendering remains preserved.