Private Charles H. Marsh, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on July 31, 1864 at Back Creek Valley, near North Mountain, West Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company D, 1st Connecticut Cavalry. Marsh was about 24 years old.
The medal was presented on January 23, 1865.
Marsh was born in 1840 in Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut. His Medal of Honor is credited to New Milford, Litchfield County, Connecticut. Marsh died on January 25, 1867 in New Milford, Connecticut, at the age of about 27. He is buried at Quaker Burying Groungs in New Milford, Connecticut.
Marsh is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 57 credited to Connecticut.
Official Medal of Honor citation
For gallantry in capturing a Black Flag and its bearer from Lt. Gen. Jubal A. Early's (C.S.A.) command, at Back Creek Valley, near North Mountain, W. Va. 31 July 1864.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
How he died
- Manner of death: natural causes
- Cause of death: tuberculosis
- Age at death: about 27
- Resting place: Quaker Burying Groungs
Cause and manner of death: Wikidata.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: American Civil War.
Places
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Timeline
- 1840Born in Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut
- July 31, 1864Act of valor — Back Creek Valley, near North Mountain, West VirginiaAge about 24. Company D, 1st Connecticut Cavalry
- January 23, 1865Medal of Honor presented
- January 25, 1867Died in New Milford, ConnecticutAge about 27.
- Resting placeQuaker Burying GroungsNew Milford, Connecticut
Biography
Charles H. Marsh (c. 1840 – January 25, 1867) was a Union Army soldier in the American Civil War and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions during a skirmish in the Valley Campaigns of 1864.
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