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Charles Porter Mattocks

Colonel Charles Porter Mattocks, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on April 6, 1865 at Deatonsville (Sailor's Creek), Virginia during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War April 6, 1865

Colonel Charles Porter Mattocks, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on April 6, 1865 at Deatonsville (Sailor's Creek), Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with 17th Maine Infantry. Mattocks was 24 years old.

59 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on March 29, 1899, 33 years after the action. He later rose to the rank of Brevet Brigadier General.

Mattocks was born on October 11, 1840 in Danville, Caledonia County, Vermont. His Medal of Honor is credited to Portland, Cumberland County, Maine. Mattocks died on May 16, 1910 in Portland, Maine, at the age of 69. He is buried at Evergreen Cemetery in Portland, Maine.

Mattocks is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 66 credited to Maine.

Official Medal of Honor citation

Displayed extraordinary gallantry in leading a charge of his regiment which resulted in the capture of a large number of prisoners and a stand of colors.

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

Battles and campaigns

Also served in: American Civil War.

Life beyond the battlefield

Source: Wikidata.

Places

  • Born: Danville — map
  • Died: Portland — map
  • Buried: Evergreen Cemetery — map

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Timeline

  1. October 11, 1840
    Born in Danville, Caledonia County, Vermont
  2. April 6, 1865
    Act of valor — Deatonsville (Sailor's Creek), Virginia
    Age 24. 17th Maine Infantry
  3. March 29, 1899
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. May 16, 1910
    Died in Portland, Maine
    Age 69.
  5. Resting place
    Evergreen Cemetery
    Portland, Maine

Biography

Charles Porter Mattocks (October 11, 1840 – May 16, 1910) was a colonel in the Union Army who received the Medal of Honor. He was born in Danville, Vermont, and served in the 17th Maine Infantry during the American Civil War. He was captured and interned as a prisoner of war for nine months. Later, he commanded the Maine State Militia and served as a brigadier general during the Spanish–American War. He was elected to the Maine House of Representatives in 1880, was a county attorney for Cumberland County, Maine, and argued a case before the Supreme Court.

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Also honored for actions on April 6, 1865

JB John Francis Benjamin Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 OB Orrin Bennett Private · Army Civil War · 1865 HB Hugh Patterson Boon Captain · Army Civil War · 1865 Lewis Francis Brest Private · Army Civil War · 1865 AB Andrew Bringle Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 IC Ivers S. Calkin First Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 JC John Chapman Private · Army Civil War · 1865 AC Albert Adams Clapp First Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 TC Trustrim Connell Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 FC Francis Marion Cunningham First Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 Thomas Ward Custer Second Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1865 TD Thomas Davis Private · Army Civil War · 1865

See all 60 recipients for April 6, 1865 →

More Civil War recipients from Maine

CS Charles H. Smith Coxswain · Navy Civil War · 1862 MH Moses C. Hanscom Corporal · Army Civil War · 1863 Adelbert Ames First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1861 Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain Colonel · Army Civil War · 1863 HW Henry W. Wheeler Private · Army Civil War · 1861 AM Augustus Merrill Captain · Army Civil War · 1865
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.