Sponsored by:

Navy Federal Credit Union
Charles
A.
Taggart
January 17, 1843

–

April 10, 1938

Cemetery:

Dayton National Cemetery

Awards Received

  • Medal of Honor

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Private

    Division:

    37th Massachusetts Infantry

    Action Date:

    April 6, 1865
    Date of Issue: May 10, 1865

    The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Private Charles A. Taggart, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 6 April 1865, while serving with Company B, 37th Massachusetts Infantry, in action at Deatonsville (Sailor’s Creek), Virginia, for capture of flag.