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Medal of Honor Recipient

Manning Ferguson Force

U.S. Army · U.S. Civil War

MOH-RC-000748Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1864

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Medal of Honor

July 22, 1864

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Rank at action
Brigadier General
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
U.S. Civil War
Unit or command
U.S. Volunteers

The Citation

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Charged upon the enemy's works, and after their capture defended his position against assaults of the enemy until he was severely wounded.

Sources & record notes

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

  1. Manning Ferguson Force — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-27

    current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison

Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-000754
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-27
Later or highest recorded rank
Brevet Major General
Entered service at
Cincinnati, Ohio
Archive transcription SHA-256
91a9e1d79e37f5a8a4253b675152a566b7de6c8680f55806cb786ac8664281d4

Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; current rendered profile variants documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.

Current reference profile expands Manning F. Force to Manning Ferguson Force and confirms the action record. The expanded identity is canonical while the inherited name remains preserved.