Medal of Honor
June 19, 1864
Off Cherbourg, France
- Rank at action
- Seaman
- Service
- U.S. Navy
- Conflict
- Civil War
- Unit or command
- USS Kearsarge
The Citation
Sources ↓Served as seaman on board the U.S.S. Kearsarge when she destroyed the Alabama off Cherbourg, France, 19 June 1864. Acting as sponger and loader of the 1 l_inch pivot gun of the second division during this bitter engagement, Moore exhibited marked coolness and good conduct and was highly recommended for his gallantry under fire by the divisional officer.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- Charles Moore — 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-003313
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-09-01
- Recorded order reference (not verified against the original)
- 45
- Entered service at
- 25 March 1862, Gibraltar, England
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- bf840c771abafbb8bf1a174a29de226bbecb61a787219affc7a22ff0c71f8d5a
Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; rendered current reference profile comparison is documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.
The USS Kearsarge profile is selected by vessel and Cherbourg action, distinct from the Marblehead recipient of the same name.