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Medal of Honor Recipient

Richard H. Wood

U.S. Army · Civil War

MOH-RC-001225Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1863

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Medal of Honor

May 22, 1863

Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA

Rank at action
Captain
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Civil War
Unit or command
Company A, 97th Illinois Infantry

The Citation

Sources ↓
Led the "volunteer storming party," which made a most gallant assault upon the enemy's works.

Sources & record notes

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  1. Richard H. Wood — 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-001231
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-28
Entered service at
Woodburn, Macoupin County, Ill.
Archive transcription SHA-256
a37ea8a2ea2e8c2052cdfd26c638b107dcadf9eca78d866d95f444ffd6c4c1b0

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.