Medal of Honor
December 13, 1862
Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA
- Rank at action
- Second Lieutenant
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- U.S. Civil War
- Unit or command
- Company C, 9th New Hampshire Infantry
The Citation
Sources ↓Seized the regimental colors, the color bearer having been shot down, and, waving them, rallied the regiment under a heavy fire.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- Charles Dearborn Copp — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-27
current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison
Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-000683
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-27
- Later or highest recorded rank
- Captain
- Entered service at
- Nashua, N.H.
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- 7a3942cc90ccd29280a03c7afe2ba5afe827c4b3710571d2cac97d4fa3130ac7
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