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Medal of Honor Recipient

Charles Windolph

U.S. Army · Indian Campaigns

MOH-RC-003059Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1876

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Medal of Honor

1876-06-25

Little Big Horn, Montana, USA

Rank at action
Private
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Indian Campaigns
Unit or command
Company H, 7th U.S. Cavalry

The Citation

Sources ↓
With 3 comrades, during the entire engagement, courageously held a position that secured water for the command.

Sources & record notes

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

  1. Charles Windolph — Congressional Medal of Honor Society recipient profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-09-01

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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-003074
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-09-01
Entered service at
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Archive transcription SHA-256
b9bd7f85d943c947a246b469de0d261d906544626ba5c75c0e32952d5a27b3cc

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

Private is retained as rank at action, distinct from the later highest rank First Sergeant.

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