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Medal of Honor Recipient

Thomas J Higgins

U.S. Army · U.S. Civil War

MOH-RC-000822Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1863

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Medal of Honor

May 22, 1863

Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA

Rank at action
Sergeant
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
U.S. Civil War
Unit or command
Company D, 99th Illinois Infantry

The Citation

Sources ↓
When his regiment fell back in the assault, repulsed, this soldier continued to advance and planted the flag on the parapet, where he was captured by the enemy.

Sources & record notes

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

  1. Thomas J Higgins — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-27

    current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison

Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-000828
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-27
Entered service at
Barry, Pike County, Ill.
Archive transcription SHA-256
44bc5e8039b98bc1b86da6f278f4155d59a70a2a713c9ce8870b1567294bbcbc

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

The current reference profile supplies the company omitted from the inherited unit field and confirms the action record.

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