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Medal of Honor Recipient

John William Mostoller

U.S. Army · Civil War

MOH-RC-000971Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1864

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Medal of Honor

June 18, 1864

Lynchburg, Virginia, USA

Rank at action
Private
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Civil War
Unit or command
Company B, 54th Pennsylvania Infantry

The Citation

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Voluntarily led a charge on a Confederate battery (the officers of the company being disabled) and compelled its hasty removal.

Sources & record notes

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  1. John William Mostoller — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-28

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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-000977
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-28
Archive transcription SHA-256
03b1dcc46c5838d1c1b79456ebebfcb74aea3ab6ef42dba59c5622bf4056f4c1

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

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