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Charles Adams Hunter

Sergeant Charles Adams Hunter, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on April 2, 1865 in Petersburg, Virginia during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War April 2, 1865

Sergeant Charles Adams Hunter, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on April 2, 1865 in Petersburg, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company E, 34th Massachusetts Infantry. Hunter was 21 years old.

65 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on May 12, 1865.

Hunter was born on August 26, 1843 in Spencer, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Hunter died on December 31, 1912 in Ashland, Massachusetts, at the age of 69. He is buried at Pine Grove Cemetery in Spencer, Massachusetts.

Hunter is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 265 credited to Massachusetts.

Official Medal of Honor citation

In the assault on Fort Gregg, bore the regimental flag bravely and was among the foremost to enter the work.

Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.

Battles and campaigns

Also served in: American Civil War.

Places

  • Born: Spencer — map
  • Died: Ashland — map
  • Buried: Pine Grove Cemetery — map

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Timeline

  1. August 26, 1843
    Born in Spencer, Worcester County, Massachusetts
  2. April 2, 1865
    Act of valor — Petersburg, Virginia
    Age 21. Company E, 34th Massachusetts Infantry
  3. May 12, 1865
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. December 31, 1912
    Died in Ashland, Massachusetts
    Age 69.
  5. Resting place
    Pine Grove Cemetery
    Spencer, Massachusetts

Biography

Charles Adams Hunter (August 26, 1843 – December 31, 1912) was a soldier in the American Civil War who received the Medal of Honor for valor in action.

From the Wikipedia article “Charles A. Hunter”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article →

Also honored for actions on April 2, 1865

AA Abner Peeler Allen Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 AA Andrew O. Apple Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 William J. Babcock Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 JB James Albert Barber Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 EB Eugene Beauharnais Beaumont Major and Assistant Adjutant General · Army Civil War · 1865 William Robert douglas Blackwood Surgeon · Army Civil War · 1865 JB John W. Boutwell Private · Army Civil War · 1865 JB John E. Buffington Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 CC Carlton N. Camp Private · Army Civil War · 1865 JC John Corcoran Private · Army Civil War · 1865 Stephen Potter Corliss First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1865 JC Josiah M. Curtis Second Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1865

See all 66 recipients for April 2, 1865 →

More Civil War recipients from Massachusetts

MH Marcus M. Haskell Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1862 Peter Grace Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 DH Daniel C. Harrington Landsman · Navy Civil War · 1862 Eugene W. Ferris First Lieutenant & Adjutant · Army Civil War · 1865 PB Philip Baybutt Private · Army Civil War · 1864 PH Peter Howard Boatswain's Mate · Navy Civil War · 1863
Sources. Service and award details compiled from the recipient record of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, Wikidata and Wikipedia. The narrative summary is generated from these records. Spotted an error? Send a correction.