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Medal of Honor Recipient

Charles Jenks Simons

U.S. Army · Civil War

MOH-RC-001101Source-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
Sergeant
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Civil War
Unit or command
Company A, 9th New Hampshire Infantry

The Citation

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Was one of the first in the exploded mine, captured a number of prisoners. and was himself captured, but escaped.
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Was one of the first in the exploded mine, captured a number of prisoners, and was himself captured, but escaped.

Sources & record notes

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

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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-001107
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-28
Later or highest recorded rank
First Lieutenant
Entered service at
Exeter, N.H.
Archive transcription SHA-256
6c61b0f548eb73ee198ecc5723240a3ef4ccd15b8cd2ac7e59cb7f3d29de4599

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

The current reference profile confirms the award; name expanded or reconciled; highest later rank retained as First Lieutenant; legacy citation text, current rendered citation text, provenance, candidate history, and checksums are preserved in parallel. No General Order verification is claimed.

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