Medal of Honor
April 2, 1865
Petersburg, Virginia, USA
- Rank at action
- Captain
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- Civil War
- Unit or command
- Company A, 208th Pennsylvania Infantry
The Citation
Sources ↓Prevented a retreat of his regiment during the battle.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- Thomas W. Hoffman — 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-001481
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-28
- Later or highest recorded rank
- Brevet Lieutenant Colonel
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- 03868014fcab959179a1042ecaff4e59088a24fa3e55d4cadfb10e609fcb8d08
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.