Medal of Honor
April 2, 1865
Petersburg, Virginia, USA
- Rank at action
- Sergeant
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- U.S. Civil War
- Unit or command
- Company K, 34th Massachusetts Infantry
The Citation
Sources ↓Was among the first to enter Fort Gregg, clearing his way by using his musket on the heads of the enemy.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- Robert J Gardner — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-27
current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison
Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-000767
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-27
- Later or highest recorded rank
- First Sergeant
- Entered service at
- Berkshire County, Mass.
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- 8342b795b27e89aafc732c7a26a13ca7cc0f0ec38e021aa90e917834bc9af697
Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; current rendered profile variants documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.
Current official Society evidence confirms the identity and core action record; historical action wording replaces inherited geocoder text while all inherited values and the complete legacy citation remain preserved.