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Medal of Honor Recipient

Peter O'Brien

U.S. Army · Civil War

MOH-RC-001559Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1865

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Medal of Honor

March 2, 1865

Waynesboro, Virginia, USA

Rank at action
Private
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Civil War
Unit or command
Company A, 1st New York (Lincoln) Cavalry

The Citation

Sources ↓
Capture of flag and of a Confederate officer with his horse and equipment.

Sources & record notes

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

  1. Peter O'Brien — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-29

    current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison

Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-001567
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-29
Later or highest recorded rank
Corporal
Archive transcription SHA-256
5367aeb45a6ad132c83b9e84b85f6b8d41772baed8bd54627fa5613970bb6da5

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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