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Medal of Honor Recipient

Charles L. Barrell

U.S. Army · U.S. Civil War

MOH-RC-002779Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorRecorded presentation: 1891

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Medal of Honor

1865-05

near Camden, South Carolina, USA

Rank at action
First Lieutenant
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
U.S. Civil War
Unit or command
Company C, 102d U.S. Colored Infantry
Presentation date
May 14, 1891

The Citation

Sources ↓
Hazardous service in marching through the enemy's country to bring relief to his command.

Sources & record notes

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

  1. Charles L. Barrell — 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-002793
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-09-01
Entered service at
Leighton, Allegan County, Mich.
Archive transcription SHA-256
d2ac05690deb65acbc3611d73029e9f3f50204789ae2d130fdd10656f71a398a

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

Current official reference profile confirms identity and core action metadata; legacy citation and source-row provenance are retained; General Order comparison remains pending.