Medal of Honor Recipient

Ruel M Johnson

U.S. Army · U.S. Civil War

MOH-RC-000868Source-based record

The award

Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1863

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Rank at action: Major
Service: U.S. Army
Conflict: U.S. Civil War
Unit or command: 100th Indiana Infantry

The Citation

While in command of the regiment bravely exposed himself to the fire of the enemy, encouraging and cheering his men.

Sources & record notes

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Ruel M Johnson — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-27
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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes

Award ID: MOH-AW-000874
Transcription status: Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check: 2026-08-27
Later or highest recorded rank: Colonel
Entered service at: Goshen, Ind.
Archive transcription SHA-256: 1a76d6a88b32e12faefceafc8626928d1a2f9fdbf0bb7546134e06703d6a9a1f

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The current profile confirms Major as the action rank and records later Colonel separately.