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Medal of Honor Recipient

Thomas Riley

U.S. Army · Civil War

MOH-RC-001583Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1865

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Medal of Honor

April 4, 1865

Fort Blakely, Alabama, USA

Rank at action
Private
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Civil War
Unit or command
Company D, 1st Louisiana Cavalry

The Citation

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Captured the flag of the 6th Alabama Cavalry.
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Captured the flag of the 6th Alabama Cavalry (C.S.A.).

Sources & record notes

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

  1. Thomas Riley — 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-001591
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-29
Later or highest recorded rank
Corporal
Archive transcription SHA-256
e239e4146251bcf10e5ee296504f37d47a5edde66dbde7addcc87dcfd9feca5c

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

Current reference profile confirms identity and action metadata; the inherited record, legacy citation, source row, and all wording or formatting variants remain preserved with independent checksums.

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