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Medal of Honor Recipient

William McCabe

U.S. Army · Indian Campaigns

MOH-RC-003137Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1874

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Medal of Honor

1874-09-26

Red River, Texas, USA

Rank at action
Private
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Indian Campaigns
Unit or command
Company E, 4th U.S. Cavalry

The Citation

Sources ↓
Gallantry in attack on a large party of Cheyennes.

Sources & record notes

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

  1. William McCabe — Congressional Medal of Honor Society recipient profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-09-01

    current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison

Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-003152
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-09-01
Archive transcription SHA-256
0da78f6066615344bd7ebde1600b644add29ed3a5ebfec7566e922bea0b0e4f6

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

Current official reference profile confirms identity and core action metadata; exact legacy citation text and checksum are retained; General Order comparison remains pending.

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