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Medal of Honor Recipient

Simeon T Josselyn

U.S. Army · U.S. Civil War

MOH-RC-000870Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1863

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Medal of Honor

November 25, 1863

Missionary Ridge, Tennessee, USA

Rank at action
First Lieutenant
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
U.S. Civil War
Unit or command
Company C, 13th Illinois Infantry

The Citation

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While commanding his company, deployed as skirmishers, came upon a large body of the enemy, taking a number of them prisoner. Lt. Josselyn himself shot their color bearer, seized the colors and brought them back to his regiment.
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While commanding his company, deployed as skirmishers, Josselyn came upon a large body of the enemy, taking a number of them prisoner. Lt. Josselyn himself shot their color bearer, seized the colors, and brought them back to his regiment.

Sources & record notes

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  1. Simeon T Josselyn — 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-000876
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-27
Entered service at
Amboy, Ill.
Archive transcription SHA-256
4e38ed8910eb32b7e2935041e3af8bbfa2986f2d8b40e5dadb252d506f6e072b

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

The current profile confirms the imported identity and provides the historical Missionary Ridge action place.

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