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Medal of Honor Recipient

Charles H. Tracy

U.S. Army · Civil War

MOH-RC-001164Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1864

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Medal of Honor

May 12, 1864–April 2, 1865

Spotsylvania & Petersburg, Virginia, USA

Rank at action
Sergeant
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Civil War
Unit or command
Company A, 37th Massachusetts Infantry

The Citation

Sources ↓
At the risk of his own life, at Spotsylvania, 12 May 1864, assisted in carrying to a place of safety a wounded and helpless officer. On 2 April 1865, advanced with the pioneers, and, under heavy fire, assisted in removing 2 lines of chevaux_de_frise; was twice wounded but advanced to the third line, where he was again severely wounded, losing a leg.
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At the risk of his own life, at Spotsylvania, 12 May 1864, assisted in carrying to a place of safety a wounded and helpless officer. On 2 April 1865, advanced with the pioneers, and, under heavy fire, assisted in removing two lines of chevaux-de-frise; was twice wounded but advanced to the third line, where he was again severely wounded, losing a leg.

Sources & record notes

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

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

    current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison

  2. Charles H. Tracy — The United States Army Civil War Medal of Honor recipient roll ↗The United States Army Civil War Medal of Honor recipient roll · Checked 2026-08-28

    two action dates and places within one Charles H. Tracy award

Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-001170
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-28
Other source date wording
1865-04-02
Entered service at
Springfield, Mass.
Archive transcription SHA-256
4596229b6ff5656d6cf623776a3dae3f4ad444cc63e57784aba506510180a4b5

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

The current reference profile and citation combine two actions but expose only the later structured date. The official Army roll explicitly lists both dates and places. One canonical award is retained with a controlled action range; the inherited later-date rendering, both official descriptions, citation text, provenance, and checksums remain parallel evidence.

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