Sponsored by:

Navy Federal Credit Union
Charles
H.
Marsh
1840

–

January 25, 1867

Cemetery:

Quaker Burying Grounds

Awards Received

  • Medal of Honor

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Private

    Division:

    1st Connecticut Cavalry

    Action Date:

    July 31, 1864
    Date of Issue: January 23, 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 H. Marsh, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 31 July 1864, while serving with Company D, 1st Connecticut Cavalry, in action at Back Creek Valley, West Virginia, for capture of flag and its bearer.