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Medal of Honor Recipient

William Thomas Simmons

U.S. Army · Civil War

MOH-RC-001099Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1864

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Medal of Honor

December 16, 1864

Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Rank at action
First Lieutenant
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Civil War
Unit or command
Company C, 11th Missouri Infantry

The Citation

Sources ↓
Capture of flag of 34th Alabama Infantry (C.S.A ). Being the first to enter the works, he shot and wounded the enemy color bearer.
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Capture of flag of 34th Alabama Infantry (C.S.A.). Being the first to enter the works, he shot and wounded the enemy color bearer.

Sources & record notes

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

  1. William Thomas Simmons — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-28

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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-001105
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-28
Archive transcription SHA-256
30fc4a1634657e3cd4438f6d51113eae9bd6a7d992483d9a99d678f3221a70af

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

The current reference profile confirms the award; name expanded or reconciled; action rank reconciled; legacy citation text, current rendered citation text, provenance, candidate history, and checksums are preserved in parallel. No General Order verification is claimed.

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