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Medal of Honor Recipient

Charles H. Knight

U.S. Army · Civil War

MOH-RC-000891Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1864

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Medal of Honor

July 30, 1864

Petersburg, Virginia, USA

Rank at action
Corporal
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Civil War
Unit or command
Company I, 9th New Hampshire Infantry

The Citation

Sources ↓
In company with a sergeant, was the first to enter the exploded mine; was wounded but took several prisoners to the Federal lines.

Sources & record notes

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  1. Charles H. Knight — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-28

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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-000897
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-28
Entered service at
Keene, N.H.
Archive transcription SHA-256
ba354a8f18c25b7af1e09e04b4e982817e7482424c85359de2d255841c422980

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

Current reference profile confirms the inherited identity, unit, action, and citation.

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