Corporal Charles Shambaugh, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on June 30, 1862 at Charles City Crossroads, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company B, 11th Pennsylvania Reserves. Shambaugh was 22 years old.
6 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on July 17, 1866, 4 years after the action.
Shambaugh was born on August 25, 1839 in Prussia, Germany — one of 130 recipients born in Germany. His Medal of Honor is credited to Indian Town, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. Shambaugh died on October 12, 1913 in Hyattsville, Maryland, at the age of 74. He is buried at Prospect Hill Cemetery in Washington, District of Columbia.
Shambaugh is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 380 credited to Pennsylvania.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Capture of flag.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: American Civil War.
Places
- Died: Washington, D.C. — map
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Timeline
- August 25, 1839Born in Prussia, Germany
- June 30, 1862Act of valor — Charles City Crossroads, VirginiaAge 22. Company B, 11th Pennsylvania Reserves
- July 17, 1866Medal of Honor presented
- October 12, 1913Died in Hyattsville, MarylandAge 74.
- Resting placeProspect Hill CemeteryWashington, District of Columbia
Biography
Charles Shambaugh (August 25, 1839 – October 13, 1913) was born in Prussia and was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War who received America's highest military decoration the Medal of Honor for his actions at the Battle of Charles City Crossroads.
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