Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Private Charles Schroeter received the Medal of Honor for his actions on October 20, 1869 in Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona Territory during the Indian Campaigns. At the time he was serving with Company G, 8th U.S. Cavalry. Schroeter was about 30 years old.
32 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on February 14, 1870. He later rose to the rank of Sergeant.
Schroeter was born in 1839 in Lindberg, Hanover, Germany — one of 130 recipients born in Germany. His Medal of Honor is credited to St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri. Schroeter died on January 27, 1921 in San Diego, California, at the age of about 82. He is buried at Miramar National Cemetery in San Diego, California.
Schroeter is one of 426 Medal of Honor recipients from the Indian Campaigns and one of 78 credited to Missouri.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Gallantry in action.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Timeline
- 1839Born in Lindberg, Hanover, Germany
- October 20, 1869Act of valor — Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona TerritoryAge about 30. Company G, 8th U.S. Cavalry
- February 14, 1870Medal of Honor presented
- January 27, 1921Died in San Diego, CaliforniaAge about 82.
- Resting placeMiramar National CemeterySan Diego, California
