Medal of Honor Recipient

William H. Howe

U.S. Army · Civil War

MOH-RC-001478Source-based record

The award

Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1865

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Rank at action: Sergeant
Service: U.S. Army
Conflict: Civil War
Unit or command: Company K, 29th Massachusetts Infantry

The Citation

Served an abandoned gun under heavy fire.

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Saved an abandoned gun under heavy fire.

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General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.

William H. Howe — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-29
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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes

Award ID: MOH-AW-001486
Transcription status: Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check: 2026-08-29
Later or highest recorded rank: First Lieutenant
Archive transcription SHA-256: 93868a889988b70b3101244d099194114e5edc47c7d02b6b8d3132a231d3a15f

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The current profile citation begins “Saved”; the inherited citation begins “Served.” Both exact texts and hashes remain preserved.