Medal of Honor
August 12, 1881
Carrizo Canyon, New Mexico, USA
- Rank at action
- Sergeant
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- Indian Campaigns
- Unit or command
- Company K, 9th U.S. Cavalry
The Citation
Sources ↓Forced the enemy back after stubbornly holding his ground in an extremely exposed position and prevented the enemy's superior numbers from surrounding his command.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- Thomas Shaw — 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-001326
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-28
- Later or highest recorded rank
- First Sergeant
- Entered service at
- Pike County, Mo.
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- 74de1dfc8035adf2ad7c9c040a4989ae046ce66cad1525543dd69bde05a42934
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.