Medal of Honor
1862-05
Georgia, USA
- Rank at action
- Private
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- U.S. Civil War
- Unit or command
- Company H, 21st Ohio Infantry
The Citation
Sources ↓One of the 19 of 24 men (including two civilians) who, by direction of Gen. Mitchell (or Buell), penetrated nearly 200 miles south into enemy territory and captured a railroad train at Big Shanty, Ga., in an attempt to destroy the bridges and track between Chattanooga and Atlanta.
Preserved earlier transcription
One of the 19 of 22 men (including 2 civilians) who, by direction of Gen. Mitchell (or Buell), penetrated nearly 200 miles south into enemy territory and captured a railroad train at Big Shanty, Ga., in an attempt to destroy the bridges and track between Chattanooga and Atlanta.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- Robert Buffum — 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-002813
- Transcription status
- Current Society citation · legacy wording preserved
- Last source check
- 2026-09-01
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- cbddc824082cb5800771e6855bb1ba319ca875ebb35730a5a04e972f08ff15c1
Current rendered Society citation adopted as the canonical display wording; the complete legacy transcription and checksum remain preserved in the award and evidence records.
Current official citation corrects the inherited “19 of 22” wording to “19 of 24.”