Rank: Sergeant Major (Highest Rank: Brevet Captain)
Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
Unit/Command: 57th Massachusetts Infantry
Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
Medal of Honor Action Date: March 25, 1865
Medal of Honor Action Place: Fort Stedman, Virginia, USA
Citation
Captured the flag of the 57th North Carolina Infantry (C.S.A.), and saved his own colors by tearing them from the staff while the enemy was in the camp.
Medal of Honor Recipient Charles H. Pinkham
Additional Details
Accredited to: Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts
Awarded Posthumously: No
Presentation Date & Details: April 15, 1895
Born: August 18, 1844, Grafton, Worcester County, MA, United States
Died: November 6, 1920
Buried: Hope Cemetery (PM) (51-324-RC), Worcester, MA, United States