Medal of Honor
March 2, 1865
Waynesboro, Virginia, USA
- Rank at action
- Private
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- U.S. Civil War
- Unit or command
- 1st New York (Lincoln) Cavalry
- Presentation date
- March 26, 1865
The Citation
Sources ↓Capture of unknown Confederate flag.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- Charles W. Anderson — 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-001361
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-28
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- aba1e03dc22ddc8bc59ff0580e344c907d1a9ab6a7585b9c29f9edd614bc2dea
Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; current rendered profile variants documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.
The current profile confirms Charles W. Anderson and records Pforr, George as an alternate name. Its unit omits the inherited company designation; both source renderings remain preserved.