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Medal of Honor Recipient

Smith H Hastings

U.S. Army · U.S. Civil War

MOH-RC-000809Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1863

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Medal of Honor

July 24, 1863

Newby's Crossroads, Virginia, USA

Rank at action
Captain
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
U.S. Civil War
Unit or command
Company M, 5th Michigan Cavalry

The Citation

Sources ↓
While in command of a squadron in rear guard of a cavalry division, then retiring before the advance of a corps of infantry, was attacked by the enemy and, orders having been given to abandon the guns of a section of field artillery with the rear guard that were in imminent danger of capture, he disregarded the orders received and aided in repelling the attack and saving the guns.

Sources & record notes

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  1. Smith H Hastings — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-27

    current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison

  2. Smith H Hastings — U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index ↗U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index · Checked 2026-08-27

    official Army Company M unit wording, action metadata, and citation for Smith H Hastings

Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-000815
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-27
Other source unit wording
Troop M, 5th Michigan Cavalry
Later or highest recorded rank
Colonel
Archive transcription SHA-256
c3de7e441ae93e69ce127ce6b5ad53abeb37a8388ce56b55f7a9884046d55cc9

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

The current Society structured profile renders Troop M, 5th Michigan Cavalry, while the official Army index and inherited citation use Company M. Company M is canonical; both official unit renderings remain preserved. Captain is retained as the action rank and Colonel as the later rank.

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