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Medal of Honor Recipient

William Harding Carter

U.S. Army · Indian Campaigns

MOH-RC-001248Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1881

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Medal of Honor

August 30, 1881

Cibicu, Arizona, USA

Rank at action
First Lieutenant
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Indian Campaigns
Unit or command
6th U.S. Cavalry

The Citation

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Rescued, with the voluntary assistance of 2 soldiers, the wounded from under a heavy fire.
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Rescued, with the voluntary assistance of two soldiers, the wounded from under a heavy fire.

Sources & record notes

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  1. William Harding Carter — 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-001255
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-28
Later or highest recorded rank
Major General
Entered service at
New York, N.Y.
Archive transcription SHA-256
f32445df5f579259272bd9c7494a875a7ce32f000f779a347658cda6dc521933

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.

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