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Medal of Honor Recipient

William Herbert Withington

U.S. Army · Civil War

MOH-RC-001656Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1861

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Medal of Honor

July 21, 1861

Bull Run, Virginia, USA

Rank at action
Captain
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Civil War
Unit or command
Company B, 1st Michigan Infantry

The Citation

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Remained on the field under heavy fire to succor his superior officer.

Sources & record notes

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  1. William Herbert Withington — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-29

    current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison

Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-001664
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-29
Later or highest recorded rank
Brevet Brigadier General
Entered service at
Jackson, Mich.
Archive transcription SHA-256
20dfadbe160d2990bfd378130ec46fa610fce8a4f7ed19a9e978b87589d898b5

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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