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Medal of Honor Recipient

Samuel Wright

U.S. Army · U.S. Civil War

MOH-RC-001232Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1863

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Medal of Honor

February 15, 1863

Nolensville, Tennessee, USA

Rank at action
Corporal
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
U.S. Civil War
Unit or command
Company H, 2d Minnesota Infantry

The Citation

Sources ↓
Was one of a detachment of 16 men who heroically defended a wagon train against the attack of 125 cavalry, repulsed the attack and saved the train.
Separately preserved current-source wording

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Was one of a detachment of 16 men who heroically defended a wagon train against the attack of 125 cavalry, repulsed the attack, and saved the train.

Sources & record notes

General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.

  1. Samuel Wright — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-28

    current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison

Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-001238
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-28
Entered service at
Swan Lake, Minn.
Archive transcription SHA-256
5b15e4ccba467408df3ae85e54fd5dbfdbbe1752063f9329d58c95262ff66677

Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; current rendered profile variants documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.

Current reference profile confirms identity and core action metadata; legacy full citation text and source-row provenance are retained; General Order comparison remains pending.

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