Medal of Honor
August 28, 1864
Smithfield, Virginia, USA
- Rank at action
- First Lieutenant
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- U.S. Civil War
- Unit or command
- 1st U.S. Cavalry
The Citation
Sources ↓In an attack upon a largely superior force, his personal gallantry was so conspicuous as to inspire the men to extraordinary efforts, resulting in complete rout of the enemy.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- Moses Harris — 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-000810
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-27
- Later or highest recorded rank
- Major
- Entered service at
- New Hampshire
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- 873a0f43c62125f694ee8326cac3f4e0bbaf803e77fd9e35d8396828b44148f1
Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; current rendered profile variants documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.
The current reference profile identifies First Lieutenant as the action rank and Major as the later rank and confirms the 1st U.S. Cavalry action at Smithfield. The complete inherited citation remains preserved.