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Medal of Honor Recipient

Norman Francis Bates

U.S. Army · U.S. Civil War

MOH-RC-001366Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorRecorded presentation: 1865

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Medal of Honor

April 16, 1865

Columbus, Georgia, USA

Rank at action
Sergeant
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
U.S. Civil War
Unit or command
Company E, 4th Iowa Cavalry
Presentation date
June 17, 1865

The Citation

Sources ↓
Capture of flag and bearer.

Sources & record notes

General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.

  1. Norman Francis Bates — 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-001374
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-28
Archive transcription SHA-256
be5656ea39bf95a48848715a9208a7549bd29118c40439d13e171308e45e462d

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.