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Medal of Honor Recipient

Michael McCormick

U.S. Navy · Civil War

MOH-RC-003295Source-based record

The award

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Navy Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1864

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Medal of Honor

May 5, 1864

Red River, Louisiana, USA

Rank at action
Boatswain's Mate
Service
U.S. Navy
Conflict
Civil War
Unit or command
USS Signal

The Citation

Sources ↓
Served as boatswain's mate on board the U.S.S. Signal, Red River, 5 May 1864. Proceeding up the Red River, the U.S.S. Signal engaged a large force of enemy field batteries and sharpshooters, returning the fire until the ship was totally disabled, at which time the white flag was raised. Serving as gun captain and wounded early in the battle, McCormick bravely stood by his gun in the face of the enemy fire until ordered to withdraw.

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

  1. Michael McCormick — Congressional Medal of Honor Society recipient profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-09-01

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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-003310
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-09-01
Recorded order reference (not verified against the original)
45
Accredited to
Illinois
Archive transcription SHA-256
9285a0398dcbac6910e50a6aa66460fadad4d81de6e363bf6ee955eb9ead9947

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

The USS Signal Navy profile is selected by vessel and Red River action. The legacy Army service value is retained as an attributed import discrepancy, not silently overwritten.

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