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Medal of Honor Recipient

Thomas Foulds Ellsworth

U.S. Army · Civil War

MOH-RC-001427Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1864

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Medal of Honor

November 30, 1864

Honey Hill, South Carolina, USA

Rank at action
Captain
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Civil War
Unit or command
Company B, 55th Massachusetts Colored Infantry

The Citation

Sources ↓
Under a heavy fire carried his wounded commanding officer from the field.

Sources & record notes

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

  1. Thomas Foulds Ellsworth — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-28

    current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison

Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-001435
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-28
Archive transcription SHA-256
afc5b5071ef4cdcdd97ab5600986373e19b69f1bfd08d8a593d4c4d8eebcd429

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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