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Medal of Honor Recipient

William Westerhold

U.S. Army · Civil War

MOH-RC-001651Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1864

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Medal of Honor

May 12, 1864

Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA

Rank at action
Sergeant
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Civil War
Unit or command
Company G, 52d New York Infantry

The Citation

Sources ↓
Capture of flag of 23d Virginia Infantry (C.S.A.).
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Captured from the linked current recipient source; it is not a new comparison with an original General Order.

Capture of flag of 23d Virginia Infantry (C.S.A.) and its bearer.

Sources & record notes

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

  1. William Westerhold — 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-001659
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-29
Later or highest recorded rank
First Lieutenant
Archive transcription SHA-256
07db319197104e25fb69adc6f6c29e5e02e8173fcb2256e3cfc4d4af736d8db1

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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