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Medal of Honor Recipient

Stephen Rought

U.S. Army · Civil War

MOH-RC-001588Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1864

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Medal of Honor

May 6, 1864

Wilderness Campaign, Virginia, USA

Rank at action
Sergeant
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Civil War
Unit or command
Company A, 141st Pennsylvania Infantry

The Citation

Sources ↓
Capture of flag of 13th North Carolina Infantry (C.S.A.).
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Capture of flag of the 13th North Carolina Infantry (C.S.A.).

Sources & record notes

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

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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-001596
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-29
Entered service at
Crampton, Pa.
Archive transcription SHA-256
bd394a3442cc2fd4647548e34985fe2467bff636209c75e2211c1990eedce8c4

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

Current reference profile confirms identity and action metadata; the inherited record, legacy citation, source row, and all wording or formatting variants remain preserved with independent checksums.

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