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Medal of Honor Recipient

Pompey Factor

U.S. Army · Indian Campaigns

MOH-RC-001264Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1875

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Medal of Honor

April 25, 1875

Pecos River, Texas, USA

Rank at action
Private
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Indian Campaigns
Unit or command
Indian Scouts

The Citation

Sources ↓
With 3 other men, he participated in a charge against 25 hostiles while on a scouting patrol.
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With three other men, he participated in a charge against 25 hostiles while on a scouting patrol.

Sources & record notes

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

  1. Pompey Factor — 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-001271
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-28
Archive transcription SHA-256
fe9748b09330f4e9a59af81965c546822f86793f8233377ef8baced7048e5d1a

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.