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Medal of Honor Recipient

Edward Settle Godfrey

U.S. Army · Indian Campaigns

MOH-RC-001703Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1877

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Medal of Honor

September 30, 1877

Bear Paw Mountain, Montana, USA

Rank at action
Captain
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Indian Campaigns
Unit or command
7th U.S. Cavalry

The Citation

Sources ↓
Led his command into action when he was severely wounded.

Sources & record notes

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  1. Edward Settle Godfrey — 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-001711
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-29
Later or highest recorded rank
Brigadier General
Entered service at
Ottawa, Putnam County, Ohio
Archive transcription SHA-256
4360e8d28f25be05d01483b27ca0ab39fd600059b93b1e899dcb38a7eb03152f

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

The current reference profile expands or corrects the inherited name from Edward S. Godfrey to Edward Settle Godfrey. The current profile records later/highest rank Brigadier General. The current historical action-place wording replaces only the controlled canonical geocoder field; the complete inherited place remains preserved.