Medal of Honor
July 3, 1863
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA
- Rank at action
- Captain
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- Civil War
- Unit or command
- Company H, 3d Pennsylvania Cavalry
The Citation
Sources ↓Without orders, led a charge of his squadron upon the flank of the enemy, checked his attack, and cut off and dispersed the rear of his column.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- William Edward Miller — 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-000966
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-28
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- d3c6606c82e8eb6f44391fbe2c4f008f0aef32c0b7d6fe683538d64ee93f874d
Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; current rendered profile variants documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.
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