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Medal of Honor Recipient

Moses Veale

U.S. Army · Civil War

MOH-RC-001178Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1863

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Medal of Honor

October 28, 1863

Wauhatchie, Tennessee, USA

Rank at action
Captain
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Civil War
Unit or command
Company F, 109th Pennsylvania Infantry

The Citation

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Gallantry in action manifesting throughout the engagement coolness, zeal, judgment, and courage. His horse was shot from under him and he was hit by 4 enemy bullets.
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Gallantry in action; manifesting throughout the engagement coolness, zeal, judgment, and courage. His horse was shot from under him and he was hit by four enemy bullets.

Sources & record notes

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

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

    current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison

Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-001184
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-28
Later or highest recorded rank
Major
Entered service at
Philadelphia, Pa.
Archive transcription SHA-256
ab040f7522939f306b11c5f1dee8614269e4904d5b80d2e983984a80db56ec87

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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