Medal of Honor
1865-03-25
Petersburg, Virginia, USA
- Rank at action
- Captain
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- Civil War
- Unit or command
- Company L, 14th New York Artillery
The Citation
Sources ↓In the Union assault at the Crater (30 July 1864), and in the Confederate assault repelled at Fort Haskell, displayed most conspicuous gallantry and repeatedly exposed himself voluntarily to great danger, was 3 times wounded, and suffered loss of a leg.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- Charles H Houghton — 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-002912
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-09-01
- Entered service at
- Ogdensburg, N.Y.
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- 7c2e1dcb07ece0c7189f79789dd917df80e36395985d9aa579913b3bf017622f
Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; rendered current reference profile comparison is documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.
The official structured action date is March 25, 1865; the citation narrative also references the Crater action on July 30, 1864. The structured field is retained and the discrepancy is documented.