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Medal of Honor Recipient

William P Hogarty

U.S. Army · Civil War

MOH-RC-002896Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1862

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Medal of Honor

1862-12-13

Antietam & Fredericksburg, Maryland & Virginia, USA

Rank at action
Private
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Civil War
Unit or command
Company D, 23d New York Infantry

The Citation

Sources ↓
Distinguished gallantry in actions while attached to Battery B, 4th U.S. Artillery; lost his left arm at Fredericksburg.

Sources & record notes

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

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

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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-002911
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-09-01
Archive transcription SHA-256
3bbbc758a9813c75937e46fc2cf0ebeca8806b24d0f20f4ecd06571a9c0836bc

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

The official structured action date is December 13, 1862, while the action-place field preserves both Antietam and Fredericksburg.

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