Medal of Honor
1864-12-15 through 1864-12-16
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
- Rank at action
- Colonel
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- Civil War
- Unit or command
- 59th Illinois Infantry
The Citation
Sources ↓Led his brigade in an attack upon a strong position under a terrific fire of grape, canister, and musketry; was struck down by a grapeshot after he had reached the enemy's works.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- Philip Sidney Post — Congressional Medal of Honor Society recipient profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-09-01
current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison
Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-002993
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-09-01
- Entered service at
- Galesburg, Ill.
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- bf87749a35a6de439100334a90c21ffe8c2e70f8209f7a949b06b982e6f955f0
Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; rendered current reference profile comparison is documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.
The current profile expands the middle name. Colonel remains rank at action, distinct from the later brevet rank.