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Medal of Honor Recipient

Richard Beddows

U.S. Army · U.S. Civil War

MOH-RC-000580Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1864

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Medal of Honor

May 18, 1864

Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA

Rank at action
Private
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
U.S. Civil War
Unit or command
34th New York Battery

The Citation

Sources ↓
Brought his guidon off in safety under a heavy fire of musketry after he had lost it by his horse becoming furious from the bursting of a shell.

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  1. Richard Beddows — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-26

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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-000586
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-26
Archive transcription SHA-256
166bdab77652869f2692d48c5adf49a112cce94de6e1295532adea6b92f07792

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