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Medal of Honor Recipient

Joseph Esrey Johnson

U.S. Army · U.S. Civil War

MOH-RC-000867Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1864

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Medal of Honor

September 29, 1864

Fort Harrison, Virginia, USA

Rank at action
First Lieutenant
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
U.S. Civil War
Unit or command
Company A, 58th Pennsylvania Infantry

The Citation

Sources ↓
Though twice severely wounded while advancing in the assault, he disregarded his injuries and was among the first to enter the fort, where he was wounded for the third time.

Sources & record notes

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  1. Joseph Esrey Johnson — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-27

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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-000873
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-27
Later or highest recorded rank
Brevet Major
Archive transcription SHA-256
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Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; current rendered profile variants documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.

The current profile expands the middle name and distinguishes First Lieutenant at action from later Brevet Major.