| 词条 | Charles H. Pinkham |
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|name=Charles H. Pinkham |birth_date= 1844 |death_date={{Death year and age|1920|1844}} |birth_place= Grafton, Massachusetts |death_place= |placeofburial= Hope Cemetery, Worcester, Massachusetts |placeofburial_label= Place of burial |image= |caption= |nickname= |allegiance= United States of America Union |branch= United States Army Union Army |serviceyears=1863 - 1865 |rank=Brevet Captain |commands= |unit=57th Massachusetts Infantry |battles=American Civil War {{*}} Battle of Fort Stedman |awards=Medal of Honor |relations= |laterwork= }} Charles H. Pinkham (18 August 1844 – 6 November 1920) was born in Grafton, Massachusetts in 1844. In 1895, President Grover Cleveland presented him with the Medal of Honor for his service in the American Civil War. He is buried in Hope Cemetery, Worcester, Massachusetts. Pinkham joined the Army from Worcester, Massachusetts in December 1863, and was mustered out as a brevet Captain in July 1865. He had been a Sergeant Major with the 57th Massachusetts Infantry, and was "among the soldiers who stormed Fort Steadman during the Battle of Petersburg in March 1865." His official Medal of Honor citation reads: "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." {{Portal|Biography|United States Army|American Civil War}}References{{ACMH}}
|title = Civil War Medal of Honor recipients (M-Z) |work = Medal of Honor citations |publisher = United States Army Center of Military History |date = June 8, 2009 |url = http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/civwarmz.html |accessdate = 2008-07-15 }} External links
7 : 1844 births|1920 deaths|Union Army soldiers|United States Army Medal of Honor recipients|People from Grafton, Massachusetts|American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor|Burials at Hope Cemetery (Worcester, Massachusetts) |
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