Medal of Honor
September 29, 1879
Milk Creek, Colorado, USA
- Rank at action
- Blacksmith
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- Indian Campaigns
- Unit or command
- Troop D, 5th U.S. Cavalry
The Citation
Sources ↓With 9 others voluntarily attacked and captured a strong position held by Indians.
Separately preserved current-source wording
Captured from the linked current recipient source; it is not a new comparison with an original General Order.
With nine others voluntarily attacked and captured a strong position held by Indians.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- Wilhelm O Philipsen — 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-001317
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-28
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- b581faf3cb51cb1c112dd44c0bde00786b3d69cf0b7c9cc61853a2237b673956
Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; current rendered profile variants documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.
The current official profile records Phillipsen as an alternate surname spelling; the archive keeps one canonical identity and preserves both forms.