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Medal of Honor Recipient

Oscar Fitzalan Long

U.S. Army · Indian Campaigns

MOH-RC-001293Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1877

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Medal of Honor

September 30, 1877

Bear Paw Mountain, Montana, USA

Rank at action
Second Lieutenant
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Indian Campaigns
Unit or command
5th U.S. Infantry

The Citation

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Having been directed to order a troop of cavalry to advance, and finding both its officers killed, he voluntarily assumed command, and under a heavy fire from the Indians advanced the troop to its proper position.

Sources & record notes

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  1. Oscar Fitzalan Long — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-28

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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-001300
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-28
Later or highest recorded rank
Brigadier General, Ret.
Entered service at
Utica, N.Y.
Archive transcription SHA-256
a23269e95598965dcf2230e8cbde5f88879fb5c679b66e3a1a154817494b88b6

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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