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Medal of Honor Recipient

Joseph Taylor

U.S. Army · Civil War

MOH-RC-001138Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1864

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Medal of Honor

August 18, 1864

Weldon Railroad, Virginia, USA

Rank at action
Private
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Civil War
Unit or command
Company E, 7th Rhode Island Infantry

The Citation

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While acting as an orderly to a general officer on the field and alone, encountered a picket of 3 of the enemy and compelled their surrender.
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While acting as an orderly to a general officer on the field and alone, encountered a picket of three of the enemy and compelled their surrender.

Sources & record notes

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  1. Joseph Taylor — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-28

    current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison

Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-001144
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-28
Entered service at
Burrillville, R.I.
Archive transcription SHA-256
b02d90428b46d7c1863fa746dcc20b0e7e92f3d250f42c7a1a10e03e64ecfe56

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

Current reference profile confirms identity and core action metadata; legacy full citation text and source-row provenance are retained; General Order comparison remains pending.