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Medal of Honor Recipient

William H. Surles

U.S. Army · Civil War

MOH-RC-001127Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1862

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Medal of Honor

October 8, 1862

Perryville, Kentucky, USA

Rank at action
Private
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Civil War
Unit or command
Company G, 2d Ohio Infantry

The Citation

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In the hottest part of the fire he stepped in front of his colonel to shield him from the enemy's fire.

Sources & record notes

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

  1. William H. Surles — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-28

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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-001133
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-28
Entered service at
Steubenville, Ohio
Archive transcription SHA-256
bf9ed2c333292155d9a77e3188d41a2d13ebdc00b7e277812ade683476ae577d

Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; current rendered profile variants documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.

The current reference profile confirms the award; identity and core award metadata confirmed; legacy citation text, current rendered citation text, provenance, candidate history, and checksums are preserved in parallel. No General Order verification is claimed.

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