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Medal of Honor Recipient

Charles Henry Smith

U.S. Army · U.S. Civil War

MOH-RC-003259Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1864

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Medal of Honor

June 24, 1864

St. Mary’s Church, Virginia, USA

Rank at action
Colonel
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
U.S. Civil War
Unit or command
1st Maine Cavalry

The Citation

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Remained in the fight to the close, although severely wounded.

Sources & record notes

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

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

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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-003274
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-09-01
Entered service at
Maine
Archive transcription SHA-256
503970a33c1c9bcddc3687e408e92133333885c805fadb80cf35341ec042d353

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

Controlled nonprimary-candidate resolution using full middle name, colonel rank, Maine cavalry unit, and St. Mary’s Church action.

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