Medal of Honor
July 14, 1863
Falling Waters, Virginia, USA
- Rank at action
- First Sergeant
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- U.S. Civil War
- Unit or command
- Company A, 7th Michigan Cavalry
The Citation
Sources ↓Capture of flag of 55th Virginia Infantry (C.S.A.). In the midst of the battle with foot soldiers he dismounted to capture the flag.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- Charles Maynard Holton — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-27
current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison
Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-000840
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-27
- Later or highest recorded rank
- Second Lieutenant
- Entered service at
- Battle Creek, Mich.
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- c6c6e48b0b3dbe6be21e0ed7bddd5b516e2568e66927cee2b94b2d3bafdf211e
Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; current rendered profile variants documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.
The current profile expands the middle name, distinguishes First Sergeant at action from later Second Lieutenant, and supplies the historical Falling Waters place wording.