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Medal of Honor Recipient

Smith Larimer

U.S. Army · Civil War

MOH-RC-001514Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1865

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Medal of Honor

April 6, 1865

Deatonsville (Sailor's Creek), Virginia, USA

Rank at action
Corporal
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Civil War
Unit or command
Company G, 2d Ohio Cavalry

The Citation

Sources ↓
Capture of flag of General Kershaw's headquarters.
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Capture of flag of Maj. Gen. Joseph Brezard Kershaw's headquarters.

Sources & record notes

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

  1. Smith Larimer — 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-001522
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-29
Entered service at
Columbus, Ohio
Archive transcription SHA-256
2da4e12355c91a6c693c029ed995a5fa3b83c3cb88379d0d13bfbbf8f3db3e97

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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