Medal of Honor
June 1, 1862
Fair Oaks, Virginia, USA
- Rank at action
- Brigadier General
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- U.S. Civil War
- Unit or command
- U.S. Volunteers
The Citation
Sources ↓Led the 61st New York Infantry in a charge in which he was twice severely wounded in the right arm, necessitating amputation.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- Oliver Otis Howard — 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-000853
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-27
- Later or highest recorded rank
- Major General
- Entered service at
- Maine
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- 7ee3815937eb6980059911abd2abb2b5150ce738c8f5053cf0f5b09ffa6c63b3
Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; current rendered profile variants documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.
The current profile expands the middle name and distinguishes Brigadier General at action from later Major General. The unit is represented at the U.S. Volunteers scope while the citation preserves his leadership of the 61st New York Infantry.