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First Lieutenant · U.S. Army

Charles H. McCleary

First Lieutenant Charles H. McCleary, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on December 16, 1864 in Nashville, Tennessee during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War December 16, 1864

First Lieutenant Charles H. McCleary, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on December 16, 1864 in Nashville, Tennessee during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company C, 72d Ohio Infantry. McCleary was about 22 years old.

15 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on February 24, 1865. He later rose to the rank of Captain.

McCleary was born in 1842 in Sandusky County, Ohio. His Medal of Honor is credited to Clyde, Sandusky County, Ohio. McCleary died on June 23, 1906, at the age of about 64. He is buried at McPherson Cemetery in Clyde, Ohio.

McCleary is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 256 credited to Ohio.

★ Flags & Colors

Official Medal of Honor citation

Capture of flag of 4th Florida Infantry (C.S.A.), while in advance of his lines.

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

Timeline

  1. 1842
    Born in Sandusky County, Ohio
  2. December 16, 1864
    Act of valor — Nashville, Tennessee
    Age about 22. Company C, 72d Ohio Infantry
  3. February 24, 1865
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. June 23, 1906
    Died
    Age about 64.
  5. Resting place
    McPherson Cemetery
    Clyde, Ohio

Biography

Charles H. McCleary (1842 – June 23, 1906) was a Union Army soldier who received the Medal of Honor, his country's highest military award for valor, for his actions during the American Civil War.

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Also honored for actions on December 16, 1864

Marion T. Anderson Captain · Army Civil War · 1864 Franklin Carr Corporal · Army Civil War · 1864 OC Oliver Colwell First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1864 WG William Garrett Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 Thomas Parke Gere First Lieutenant & Adjutant · Army Civil War · 1864 DH Daniel Irving Holcomb Private · Army Civil War · 1864 LK Luther Kaltenbach Corporal · Army Civil War · 1864 WM William C. May Private · Army Civil War · 1864 WM Wilbur F. Moore Private · Army Civil War · 1864 JP James W. Parks Corporal · Army Civil War · 1864 WS William Thomas Simmons First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1864 AS Andrew Jackson Sloan Private · Army Civil War · 1864

See all 16 recipients for December 16, 1864 →

More Civil War recipients from Ohio

John Cook Bugler · Army Civil War · 1862 GM George S. Myers Private · Army Civil War · 1863 John Morehead Scott Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1862 ✦ Mark Wood Private · Army Civil War · 1862 John S. Kountz Musician · Army Civil War · 1863 RW Robert B. Wood Coxswain · 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.