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Medal of Honor Recipient

Stephen Edwin Chandler

U.S. Army · U.S. Civil War

MOH-RC-000652Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1865

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Medal of Honor

April 5, 1865

Amelia Springs, Virginia, USA

Rank at action
Quartermaster Sergeant
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
U.S. Civil War
Unit or command
Company A, 24th New York Cavalry

The Citation

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Under severe fire of the enemy and of the troops in retreat, went between the lines to the assistance of a wounded and helpless comrade, and rescued him from death or capture.

Sources & record notes

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  1. Stephen Edwin Chandler — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-27

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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-000658
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-27
Entered service at
Granby, Oswego County, N.Y.
Archive transcription SHA-256
557c43e83d1532399986db507df1fae0577c6dd1972a9e28abdc97dda4de10f6

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

Current official Society evidence confirms the identity and core action record; historical action wording replaces inherited geocoder text while all inherited values and the complete legacy citation remain preserved.

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