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Medal of Honor Recipient

Charles B. Tanner

U.S. Army · Civil War

MOH-RC-001135Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1862

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Medal of Honor

September 17, 1862

Antietam, Maryland, USA

Rank at action
Second Lieutenant
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Civil War
Unit or command
Company H, 1st Delaware Infantry

The Citation

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Carried off the regimental colors, which had fallen within 20 yards of the enemy's lines, the color guard of 9 men having all been killed or wounded; was himself 3 times wounded.
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Carried off the regimental colors, which had fallen within 20 yards of the enemy's lines, the color guard of nine men having all been wounded or killed; was himself three times wounded.

Sources & record notes

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  1. Charles B. Tanner — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-28

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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-001141
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-28
Later or highest recorded rank
First Lieutenant
Entered service at
Wilmington, Del.
Archive transcription SHA-256
1e11c8d3549912e7e8841e38c9bed8c2a148ca28a5cbdf7f4e04b7511dea02c8

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

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