Medal of Honor Recipient

William Ludgate

U.S. Army · Civil War

MOH-RC-000914Source-based record

The award

Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1865

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Rank at action: Captain
Service: U.S. Army
Conflict: Civil War
Unit or command: Company G, 59th New York Veteran Infantry

The Citation

Gallantry and promptness in rallying his men and advancing with a small detachment to save a bridge about to be fired by the enemy.

Sources & record notes

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William Ludgate — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-28
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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes

Award ID: MOH-AW-000920
Transcription status: Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check: 2026-08-28
Later or highest recorded rank: Brevet Major
Entered service at: New York, N.Y.
Archive transcription SHA-256: 2441b51569cfe2a57cb94f01b616f028ca671979f406a01fb035c14dd5663118

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Current reference profile confirms the inherited identity, action, unit, and citation and preserves the later brevet rank.