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Medal of Honor Recipient

Allen Thompson

U.S. Army · Civil War

MOH-RC-001146Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1865

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Medal of Honor

April 1, 1865

White Oak Road, Virginia, USA

Rank at action
Private
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Civil War
Unit or command
Company K, 4th New York Heavy Artillery

The Citation

Sources ↓
Made a hazardous reconnaissance through timber and slashings preceding the Union line of battle, signaling the troops and leading them through the obstruction.
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Made a hazardous reconnaissance through timber and slashings, preceding the Union line of battle, signaling the troops, and leading them through the obstructions.

Sources & record notes

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  1. Allen Thompson — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-28

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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-001152
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-28
Entered service at
Port Jarvis, N.Y.
Archive transcription SHA-256
7f71dfeabfdf2dabe5bf64f45b4eaa8d8e9dd796af044edf8dffde617b738319

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

The current reference profile identifies Company K, while the inherited row recorded Company I. The current unit controls canonical metadata and both unit renderings remain preserved with provenance.