Buried at Odd Fellows Cemetery Died June 4, 1918 Name Charles Fall | Rank Sergeant Awards Medal of Honor | |
Born November 12, 1840
Noble County, Indiana ( 1840-11-12 ) Allegiance United States of America Unit Company E, 26th Michigan Infantry Battles/wars Battle of Spotsylvania Court House Battles and wars Battle of Spotsylvania Court House | ||
Service/branch United States Army | ||
Sergeant Charles S. Fall (November 12, 1840 to June 4, 1918) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Fall received the country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action during the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House in Virginia on 12 May 1864. He was honored with the award on 13 May 1899.
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Biography
Fall was born in Noble County, Indiana on 12 November 1840. He enlisted into the 26th Michigan Infantry. He died on 4 June 1918 and his remains are interred at the Odd Fellows Cemetery in California.
Medal of Honor citation
Was one of the first to mount the Confederate works, where he bayoneted two of the enemy and captured a Confederate flag, but threw it away to continue the pursuit of the enemy.
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