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Medal of Honor Recipient

William Porter

U.S. Army · Civil War

MOH-RC-001569Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1865

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Medal of Honor

April 6, 1865

Deatonsville (Sailor's Creek), Virginia, USA

Rank at action
Sergeant
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Civil War
Unit or command
Company H, 1st New Jersey Cavalry

The Citation

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Among the first to check the enemy's countercharge.

Sources & record notes

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

  1. William Porter — 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-001577
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-29
Archive transcription SHA-256
61063db4ba19738ce2ddec0bc0065fe00f7352408f4a7592c87e3489d246541f

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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