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Medal of Honor Recipient

Robert F. Shipley

U.S. Army · Civil War

MOH-RC-001607Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1865

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Medal of Honor

April 1, 1865

Five Forks, Virginia, USA

Rank at action
First Sergeant
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Civil War
Unit or command
Company A, 140th New York Infantry

The Citation

Sources ↓
Captured the flag of the 9th Virginia Infantry (C.S.A.) in hand-to-hand combat.

Sources & record notes

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  1. Robert F. Shipley — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-29

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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-001615
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-29
Archive transcription SHA-256
68512957bc65950d3664a5284dfb9badbc04aa2c71c12c76ed7f7550779ab54c

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