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Medal of Honor Recipient

Charles E. Wilson

U.S. Army · Civil War

MOH-RC-001218Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1865

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Medal of Honor

April 6, 1865

Deatonsville (Sailor's Creek), Virginia, USA

Rank at action
Sergeant
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Civil War
Unit or command
Company A, 1st New Jersey Cavalry

The Citation

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Charged the enemy's works, colors in hand, and had 2 horses shot from under him.
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Charged the enemy's works, colors in hand, and had two horses shot from under him.

Sources & record notes

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  1. Charles E. Wilson — 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-001224
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-28
Later or highest recorded rank
First Lieutenant
Archive transcription SHA-256
33afe7b1701c25f5ab43f87a28d7efeedd5761bac4c870b3a8153ec5dc0fa8c8

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.

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