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Medal of Honor Recipient

Sanford Bradbury

U.S. Army · Indian Campaigns

MOH-RC-001673Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1869

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Medal of Honor

July 3, 1869

Hell Canyon, Arizona, USA

Rank at action
First Sergeant
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Indian Campaigns
Unit or command
Company L, 8th U.S. Cavalry

The Citation

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Conspicuous gallantry in action.

Sources & record notes

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

  1. Sanford Bradbury — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-29

    current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison

Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-001681
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-29
Archive transcription SHA-256
b1bc3619aaccc16591b998ac2248dd4807266dc1a7640fae52743500e788fe31

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.