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Medal of Honor Recipient

William P. Thompson

U.S. Army · Civil War

MOH-RC-001632Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1864

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Medal of Honor

May 6, 1864

Wilderness Campaign, Virginia, USA

Rank at action
Sergeant
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Civil War
Unit or command
Company G, 20th Indiana Infantry

The Citation

Sources ↓
Capture of flag of 55th Virginia Infantry (C.S.A.).

Sources & record notes

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

  1. William P. Thompson — 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-001640
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-29
Later or highest recorded rank
First Lieutenant
Entered service at
Tippecanoe County, Ind.
Archive transcription SHA-256
532c2ec05ce835d38c9dc5323ff1a989cdc5b927dd9a12154ec8b910b139e5aa

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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