Medal of Honor
January 1, 1865
Dutch Gap Canal, Virginia, USA
- Rank at action
- Second Lieutenant
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- Civil War
- Unit or command
- Company G, 116th U.S. Colored Infantry
The Citation
Sources ↓After the fuze to the mined bulkhead had been lit, this officer, learning that the picket guard had not been withdrawn, mounted the bulkhead and at great personal peril warned the guard of its danger.
Separately preserved current-source wording
Captured from the linked current recipient source; it is not a new comparison with an original General Order.
After the fuse to the mined bulkhead had been lit, this officer, learning that the picket guard had not been withdrawn, mounted the bulkhead and at great personal peril warned the guard of its danger.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- Walter Thorn — 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-001159
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-28
- Later or highest recorded rank
- Brevet Captain
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- 0862f77a7ef0854a8897c1e5c02074523cc364844ba63840f54c7da7600bb026
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.