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Medal of Honor Recipient

Loyd Wheaton

U.S. Army · Civil War

MOH-RC-001199Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1865

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Medal of Honor

April 9, 1865

Fort Blakely, Alabama, USA

Rank at action
Lieutenant Colonel
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Civil War
Unit or command
8th Illinois Infantry

The Citation

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Led the right wing of his regiment, and, springing through an embrasure, was the first to enter the enemy's works, against a strong fire of artillery and infantry.

Sources & record notes

General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.

  1. Loyd Wheaton — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-28

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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-001205
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-28
Later or highest recorded rank
Major General
Entered service at
Illinois
Archive transcription SHA-256
4601f2fa2ee26ab3a19e5edf4df5771a57346e993834611d8bead680aa01ca41

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.

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