Medal of Honor
October 19, 1864
Cedar Creek, Virginia, USA
- Rank at action
- Chief Bugler
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- Civil War
- Unit or command
- 6th New York Cavalry
The Citation
Sources ↓Capture of colors of 44th Georgia Infantry (C.S.A.).
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- Thomas McCoy Wells — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-29
current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison
Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-001657
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-29
- Later or highest recorded rank
- First Lieutenant
- Entered service at
- DeKalb, N.Y.
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- ffcb55969e44ed30f2c2aa053aad02374fb50684c7b0cddc9279a0ec746652ad
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.