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Medal of Honor Recipient

Charles E Brown

U.S. Army · U.S. Civil War

MOH-RC-003250Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1864

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Medal of Honor

August 19, 1864

Weldon Railroad, Virginia, USA

Rank at action
Sergeant
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
U.S. Civil War
Unit or command
Company C, 50th Pennsylvania Infantry

The Citation

Sources ↓
Capture of flag of 47th Virginia Infantry (C.S.A.).

Sources & record notes

General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.

  1. Charles E Brown — Congressional Medal of Honor Society recipient profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-09-01

    current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison

Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-003265
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-09-01
Archive transcription SHA-256
1410f973db48e403cc3bedd0c7ad6966b9babb5afc1a656daee0ffac0cc34031

Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; rendered current reference profile comparison is documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.

Current official profile was resolved outside the inherited candidate set; the Army Civil War unit and Weldon Railroad action distinguish him from Marine Charles Brown.

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