Charles D. Harris – Medal of Honor, Indian Campaigns (1869)

Sergeant Charles D. Harris was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on September 23, 1869 at Red Creek, Arizona during the Indian Campaigns. At the time he was serving with Company D, 8th U.S. Cavalry. Harris was about 24 years old.

2 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on November 23, 1869.

Harris was born in 1845 in Albion, Orleans County, New York. His Medal of Honor is credited to Rochester, Monroe County, New York. Harris died on September 6, 1895 in Albion, New York, at the age of about 50. He is buried at Mount Albion Cemetery in Albion, New York.

Harris is one of 426 Medal of Honor recipients from the Indian Campaigns and one of 678 credited to New York.

Official Medal of Honor citation

Gallantry in action.

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

Timeline

1845
Born in Albion, Orleans County, New York
September 23, 1869
Act of valor — Red Creek, Arizona
Age about 24. Company D, 8th U.S. Cavalry
November 23, 1869
Medal of Honor presented
September 6, 1895
Died in Albion, New York
Age about 50.
Resting place
Mount Albion Cemetery
Albion, New York

Also honored for actions on September 23, 1869

GF George Ferrari Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 JW John Walker Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869

More Indian Campaigns recipients from New York

EM Edward Murphy Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 RB Richard Burke Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 CK Charles Kelley Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 CM Charles H. Montrose Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 RB Richard Barrett First Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1872 MD Michael Dawson Trumpeter · Army Indian Campaigns · 1875

Sources. Service and award details compiled from the recipient record of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society. The narrative summary is generated from these records. Spotted an error? Send a correction.