Medal of Honor
September 30, 1864
Chapin's Farm, Virginia, USA
- Rank at action
- Corporal
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- U.S. Civil War
- Unit or command
- Company B, 36th U.S. Colored Troops
The Citation
Sources ↓Having had his arm mutilated, making immediate amputation necessary, he loaded and discharged his piece with one hand and urged his men forward; this within 30 yards of the enemy's works.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- Miles James — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-27
current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison
- Miles James — U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index ↗U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index · Checked 2026-08-27
Army index identity, action metadata, and 36th U.S. Colored Troops unit wording
Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-000868
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-27
- Other source unit wording
- Company B, 36th U.S. Colored Infantry
- Later or highest recorded rank
- First Sergeant
- Entered service at
- Norfolk, Va.
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- 03e5387dba18a4c49022571d7fb717f31c35a7bfd012dd0aebc984ab22b164dd
Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; current rendered profile variants documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.
The reference profile uses 36th U.S. Colored Infantry, while the Army index and inherited citation use 36th U.S. Colored Troops. The Army/inherited wording is canonical; both official variants remain preserved.