Medal of Honor
June 17, 1864
Petersburg, Virginia, USA
- Rank at action
- Private
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- Civil War
- Unit or command
- Company G, 48th Pennsylvania Infantry
The Citation
Sources ↓Capture of flag of 44th Tennessee Infantry (C.S.A.).
Sources & record notes
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- Robert Alexander Reid — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-29
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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-001585
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-29
- Later or highest recorded rank
- Ordnance Sergeant
- Entered service at
- Pottsville, Pa.
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- a815da96baa2529e8aa6fb35d34c1b099d242a453e0d155de29bdd5c5c3809b9
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