Charles Pinkham

MEDAL OF HONOR CITATION

Captured the flag of the 57th North Carolina Infantry (C.S.A.) and saved his own colors by tearing them from the staff while the enemy was in the camp.

Rank: Sergeant Major
Conflicts: Civil War
Organization: U.S. Army

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