Medal of Honor Action Place: Petersburg, Virginia, USA
Citation
In the Union assault at the Crater (30 July 1864), and in the Confederate assault repelled at Fort Haskell, Houghton displayed most conspicuous gallantry and repeatedly exposed himself voluntarily to great danger, was three times wounded, and the suffered loss of a leg.
Medal of Honor Recipient Charles H. Houghton
Additional Details
Accredited to: Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence County, New York
Awarded Posthumously: No
Presentation Date & Details: April 5, 1898
Born: April 30, 1842, Macomb, St. Lawrence County, NY, United States
Died: April 6, 1914
Buried: Arlington National Cemetery (MH) (3-2411-WS), Arlington, VA, United States