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Medal of Honor Recipient

Charles Oliver

U.S. Army · Civil War

MOH-RC-001561Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1865

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Medal of Honor

March 25, 1865

Petersburg, Virginia, USA

Rank at action
Sergeant
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Civil War
Unit or command
Company M, 100th Pennsylvania Infantry

The Citation

Sources ↓
Capture of flag of 31st Georgia Infantry (C.S.A.).

Sources & record notes

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

  1. Charles Oliver — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-29

    current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison

Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-001569
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-29
Later or highest recorded rank
Brevet Captain
Entered service at
Allegheny County, Pa.
Archive transcription SHA-256
ff335e82b2f336c74e3ed5e8e9a3cd38c5b243e27279e963b1fc83c1b73aae5d

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.