Corporal Charles Wilson, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on October 21, 1876 at Cedar Creek, etc., Montana during the Indian Campaigns. At the time he was serving with Company H, 5th U.S. Infantry. Wilson was about 24 years old.
29 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on July 18, 1877. He later rose to the rank of Sergeant.
Wilson was born in 1852 in Petersburg, Menard County, Illinois. His Medal of Honor is credited to Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois. Wilson died on February 16, 1943 in Los Angeles, California, at the age of about 91. He is buried at Inglewood Park Cemetery in Inglewood, California.
Wilson is one of 426 Medal of Honor recipients from the Indian Campaigns and one of 210 credited to Illinois.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Gallantry in action.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Timeline
- 1852Born in Petersburg, Menard County, Illinois
- October 21, 1876Act of valor — Cedar Creek, etc., MontanaAge about 24. Company H, 5th U.S. Infantry
- July 18, 1877Medal of Honor presented
- February 16, 1943Died in Los Angeles, CaliforniaAge about 91.
- Resting placeInglewood Park CemeteryInglewood, California
Biography
Charles E. Wilson (1840 – August 15, 1915) was an American soldier and recipient of the Medal of Honor during the American Civil War.
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