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Medal of Honor Recipient

Thomas Orville Seaver

U.S. Army · Civil War

MOH-RC-001086Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1864

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Medal of Honor

May 10, 1864

Spotsylvania Courthouse, Virginia, USA

Rank at action
Colonel
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Civil War
Unit or command
3d Vermont Infantry

The Citation

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At the head of 3 regiments and under a most galling fire attacked and occupied the enemy's works.
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At the head of three regiments and under a most galling fire, attacked and occupied the enemy's works.

Sources & record notes

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

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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-001092
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-28
Entered service at
Pomfret, Vt.
Archive transcription SHA-256
35230550a11c9a7bf3e2b9c23fa73c601fba93f14a00d9a024cddc728b271d99

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