Chief Bugler Charles Schorn was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on April 8, 1865 in Appomattox, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company M, 1st West Virginia Cavalry. Schorn was 22 years old.
4 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on May 3, 1865.
Schorn was born on May 1, 1842 in Germany — one of 130 recipients born in Germany. His Medal of Honor is credited to Mason City, Mason County, West Virginia. Schorn died on March 25, 1915 in Pomeroy, Ohio, at the age of 72. He is buried at Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery in Pomeroy, Ohio.
Schorn is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 45 credited to West Virginia.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Capture of flag of the Sumter Flying Artillery (C.S.A.).
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Timeline
- May 1, 1842Born in Germany
- April 8, 1865Act of valor — Appomattox, VirginiaAge 22. Company M, 1st West Virginia Cavalry
- May 3, 1865Medal of Honor presented
- March 25, 1915Died in Pomeroy, OhioAge 72.
- Resting placeSacred Heart Catholic CemeteryPomeroy, Ohio
Biography
Charles Schorn (1 May 1842 - 25 March 1915) was a bugler in the United States Army who was awarded the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the American Civil War. Schorn was awarded the medal on 3 May 1865 for actions performed at the Battle of Appomattox Courthouse on 8 April 1865.
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