Medal of Honor
November 25, 1876
Powder River, Wyoming, USA
- Rank at action
- First Sergeant
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- Indian Campaigns
- Unit or command
- Company M, 4th U.S. Cavalry
The Citation
Sources ↓Though dangerously wounded, he maintained his ground with a small party against a largely superior force after his commanding officer had been shot down during a sudden attack and rescued that officer and a comrade from the enemy.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- Thomas Hall Forsyth — 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-001272
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-28
- Later or highest recorded rank
- Commissary Sergeant Ret.
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- bccc1d87b51d3379318f10e9bd8773669991ba0515bb03d5f0227892b79922a0
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.