Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
U.S. Civil War - U.S. Army
Charles S Fall
Details
- Rank: Sergeant
- Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
- Unit/Command:
Company E,
26th Michigan Infantry - Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
- Medal of Honor Action Date: May 12, 1864
- Medal of Honor Action Place: Spotsylvania Courthouse, Virginia
Citation
Was one of the first to mount the Confederate works, where he bayoneted two of the enemy and captured a Confederate flag, but threw it away to continue the pursuit of the enemy.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: Hamburg, Livingston County, Michigan
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: May 13, 1899
- Born: 1842, Noble County, IN, United States
- Died: June 4, 1918, Pasadena, CA, United States
- Buried: I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Alhambra, CA, United States