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Medal of Honor Recipient

Amasa Sawyer Tracy

U.S. Army · Civil War

MOH-RC-001636Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1864

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Medal of Honor

October 19, 1864

Cedar Creek, Virginia, USA

Rank at action
Lieutenant Colonel
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Civil War
Unit or command
2d Vermont Infantry

The Citation

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Took command of and led the brigade in the assault on the enemy's works.
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Took command and led the brigade in the assault on the enemy's works.

Sources & record notes

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  1. Amasa Sawyer Tracy — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-29

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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-001644
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-29
Later or highest recorded rank
Brevet Colonel
Entered service at
Middlebury, Vt.
Archive transcription SHA-256
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