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Medal of Honor Recipient

Aaron Steven Lanfare

U.S. Army · Civil War

MOH-RC-001513Source-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

Sailor's Creek, Virginia, USA

Rank at action
First Lieutenant
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Civil War
Unit or command
Company B, 1st Connecticut Cavalry

The Citation

Sources ↓
Capture of flag of 11th Florida Infantry (C.S.A.).

Sources & record notes

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  1. Aaron Steven Lanfare — 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-001521
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-29
Later or highest recorded rank
Captain
Entered service at
Branford, Conn.
Archive transcription SHA-256
8abea14199ff62e0b3f4381d68512f79851e6a4159ae03e89bb75f4c4845c2f5

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

The current reference profile identifies the recipient as Aaron Steven Lanfare; the inherited Aaron S. Lanfare rendering remains preserved.