Medal of Honor
May 3, 1863
Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA
- Rank at action
- Corporal
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- Civil War
- Unit or command
- Company F, 7th Massachusetts Infantry
The Citation
Sources ↓Though severely wounded and in face of a deadly fire from the enemy at short range, he rushed bravely forward and was among the first to enter the enemy's works on the crest of Marye's Heights and helped to plant his regimental colors there.
Separately preserved current-source wording
Captured from the linked current recipient source; it is not a new comparison with an original General Order.
Though severely wounded and in the face of a deadly fire from the enemy at short-range, he rushed bravely forward and was among the first to enter the enemy's works on the crest of Marye's Heights and helped to plant his regimental colors there.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- Lowell Mason Maxham — 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-000938
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-28
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- 1d732fc1af6f6b0e09bb1f9cc61878700c9545b05cd3677fc722b57dfe0fe094
Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; current rendered profile variants documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.
The reference profile expands the inherited middle initial and renders “in the face” and “short-range” where the inherited transcription reads “in face” and “short range.” Both complete versions are retained.