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Medal of Honor Recipient

Charles Sheppard

U.S. Army · Indian Campaigns

MOH-RC-003175Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1876

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Medal of Honor

1876-10-21

Cedar Creek, etc., Montana, USA

Rank at action
Private
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Indian Campaigns
Unit or command
Company A, 5th U.S. Infantry

The Citation

Sources ↓
Bravery in action with Sioux.

Sources & record notes

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

  1. Charles Sheppard — 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-003190
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-09-01
Entered service at
St. Louis, Mo.
Archive transcription SHA-256
f26601fa9b4af7c5be647f2861976db2f8d5ead3f0e0467af62d231914a79282

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

The official profile documents the alias Shepherd, Charles; both forms remain preserved.

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