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Medal of Honor Recipient

George Washington Lucas

U.S. Army · Civil War

MOH-RC-000912Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1864

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Medal of Honor

July 25, 1864

Benton, Arkansas, USA

Rank at action
Private
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Civil War
Unit or command
Company C, 3d Missouri Cavalry

The Citation

Sources ↓
Pursued and killed Confederate Brig. Gen. George M. Holt, Arkansas Militia, capturing his arms and horse.

Sources & record notes

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  1. George Washington Lucas — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-28

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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-000918
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-28
Entered service at
Mt. Sterling, Brown County, Ill.
Archive transcription SHA-256
a7a48606e780db4e7a6aa920f6faf5329f18a7138ec897c3456d79126fa71137

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

The reference profile expands the middle name and confirms the inherited action, unit, and citation.