Medal of Honor
September 17, 1865
Powder River Expedition, Dakota Territory, USA
- Rank at action
- Sergeant
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- Indian Campaigns
- Unit or command
- Company E, 11th Ohio Cavalry
The Citation
Sources ↓Carried a message through a country infested with hostile Indians and saved the life of a comrade en route.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- Charles Lawrence Thomas — 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-003293
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-09-01
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- 80bf5892f3b9a93abfc9897c4887f275336f58c5e83fd65bb79651ff13e9bbb8
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, Ohio cavalry unit, and Powder River Expedition action.