Medal of Honor
May 8, 1864
Laurel Hill, Virginia, USA
- Rank at action
- Colonel
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- Civil War
- Unit or command
- 7th Maryland Infantry
The Citation
Sources ↓Rode to the head of the assaulting column, then much broken by severe losses and faltering under the close fire of artillery, placed himself conspicuously in front of the troops, and gallantly rallied and led them to within a few feet of the enemy's works, where he was severely wounded and captured.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- Charles Edward Phelps — 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-001017
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-28
- Later or highest recorded rank
- Brevet Brigadier General
- Entered service at
- Baltimore, Md.
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- ddc52a11faabd2c8f2c4581f60ed9b9ef92da597906579aa251adae2ab77f5c6
Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; current rendered profile variants documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.
The current reference profile confirms the award, expands the middle name, records Colonel as the action rank and Brevet Brigadier General as the highest later rank, and replaces a modern locality expansion with the historical Laurel Hill action place.