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Sergeant · U.S. Army

Charles H. Seston

Sergeant Charles H. Seston, Army, received the Medal of Honor posthumously for actions on September 19, 1864 in Winchester, Virginia during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War September 19, 1864Posthumous

Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Sergeant Charles H. Seston was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously for his actions on September 19, 1864 in Winchester, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company I, 11th Indiana Infantry. Seston was about 24 years old.

Seston was killed in the action for which his medal was awarded. 14 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on April 6, 1865.

Seston was born in 1840 in New Albany, Floyd County, Indiana. He is buried at Fairview Cemetery in New Albany, Indiana.

Seston is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 75 credited to Indiana.

★ Gave Their Lives

Official Medal of Honor citation

Gallant and meritorious service in carrying the regimental colors.

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

Wounds and death in action

  • Killed in action during the act for which the medal was awarded (September 19, 1864).
  • Age at death: about 24
  • Resting place: Fairview Cemetery

Battles and campaigns

Also served in: American Civil War.

Places

  • Born: New Albany — map
  • Died: Winchester — map
  • Buried: Fairview Cemetery — map

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Timeline

  1. 1840
    Born in New Albany, Floyd County, Indiana
  2. September 19, 1864
    Act of valor — Winchester, Virginia
    Age about 24. Company I, 11th Indiana Infantry Killed in action.
  3. April 6, 1865
    Medal of Honor presented posthumously
  4. Resting place
    Fairview Cemetery
    New Albany, Indiana

Biography

Charles H. Seston (1840 – September 19, 1864) was a Union Army soldier killed in action during the American Civil War. He posthumously received the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the Battle of Opequon more commonly called the Third Battle of Winchester, Virginia, on September 19, 1864. Seston joined the army from Indiana in August 1861.

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Also honored for actions on September 19, 1864

CB Chester Bennett Bowen Corporal · Army Civil War · 1864 GC Gabriel Cole Corporal · Army Civil War · 1864 HD Henry W. Downs Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 HF Henry M. Fox Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 Andrew Jackson Lorish Commissary Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 Alphonso M. Lunt Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 Joel Huntington Lyman Quartermaster Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 PM Patrick H. McEnroe Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 GM George E. Meach Farrier · Army Civil War · 1864 GR George Reynolds Private · Army Civil War · 1864 Peter J. Ryan Private · Army Civil War · 1864 CS Conrad Schmidt First Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864

See all 15 recipients for September 19, 1864 →

More Civil War recipients from Indiana

WH William T. Holmes Private · Army Civil War · 1865 TB Thomas A. Blasdel Private · Army Civil War · 1863 JC John Wesley Conaway Private · Army Civil War · 1863 WC William Campbell Boatswain's Mate · Navy Civil War · 1865 JD John Ditzenback Quartermaster · Navy Civil War · 1864 WT William P. Thompson Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 ✦
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.