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Medal of Honor Recipient

Charles M. Thatcher

U.S. Army · Civil War

MOH-RC-001141Source-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
Private
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Civil War
Unit or command
Company B, 1st Michigan Sharpshooters

The Citation

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Instead of retreating or surrendering when the works were captured, regardless of his personal safety continued to return the enemy's fire until he was captured.
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Instead of retreating or surrendering when the works were captured, regardless of his personal safety, continued to return the enemy's fire until he was captured.

Sources & record notes

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

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

    current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison

Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-001147
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-28
Entered service at
Eastmanville, Mich.
Archive transcription SHA-256
babf99f51b821a0dcb2ca4bd30092d21c57baf11425588150105395a4a7534eb

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

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

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