Sergeant Charles E. Morse was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on May 5, 1864 at Wilderness Campaign, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company I, 62d New York Infantry. Morse was 23 years old.
13 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on January 14, 1890, 25 years after the action.
Morse was born on May 5, 1841 in France — one of 18 recipients born in France. His Medal of Honor is credited to New York. Morse died on August 31, 1920 in Bath, New York, at the age of 79. He is buried at Bath National Cemetery in Bath, New York.
Morse is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 678 credited to New York.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Voluntarily rushed back into the enemy's lines, took the colors from the color sergeant, who was mortally wounded, and, although himself wounded, carried them through the fight.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Wounds and injuries
What the citation records about his wounds:
Voluntarily rushed back into the enemy's lines, took the colors from the color sergeant, who was mortally wounded, and, although himself wounded, carried them through the fight.
- Age at death: 79
- Resting place: Bath National Cemetery
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: American Civil War.
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Timeline
- May 5, 1841Born in France
- May 5, 1864Act of valor — Wilderness Campaign, VirginiaAge 23. Company I, 62d New York Infantry
- January 14, 1890Medal of Honor presented
- August 31, 1920Died in Bath, New YorkAge 79.
- Resting placeBath National CemeteryBath, New York
Biography
Charles E. Morse (May 5, 1841 – August 31, 1920) was an American Civil War soldier who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during The Battle of the Wilderness in that war.
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