Medal of Honor
January 13, 1877
Elkhorn Creek, Wyoming, USA
- Rank at action
- Corporal
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- Indian Campaigns
- Unit or command
- Company A, 3d U.S. Cavalry
The Citation
Sources ↓While scouting with 4 men and attacked in ambush by 14 hostile Indians, held his ground, 2 of his men being wounded, and kept up the fight until himself wounded in the side, and then went to the assistance of his wounded comrades.
Separately preserved current-source wording
Captured from the linked current recipient source; it is not a new comparison with an original General Order.
While scouting with four men and being attacked in ambush by 14 hostile Indians, held his ground, two of his men being wounded, and kept up the fight until himself wounded in the side, and then went to the assistance of his wounded comrades.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- Charles Albert Bessey — 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-001247
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-28
- Later or highest recorded rank
- Chief Musician-Ret.
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- dd8be3fc288a113a20d36d29424ff70d1874c1e9267033fd3f5c637643238b82
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.