Medal of Honor
March 2, 1865
Waynesboro, Virginia, USA
- Rank at action
- Captain
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- Civil War
- Unit or command
- Company C, 22d New York Cavalry
The Citation
Sources ↓Capture of Gen. Early's headquarters flag. Confederate national standard.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- Christopher C. Bruton — 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-001387
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-28
- Later or highest recorded rank
- Brevet Major
- Entered service at
- Riga, Monroe County, N.Y.
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- cf3d99d9587bb5111262bd543198c59ce31ec5e3a083e91bb36192397b1eb92e
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.