| Birth: | Jan. 26, 1841
Sangerville
Piscataquis County
Maine, USA | | Death: | Dec. 22, 1913
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Iowa, USA | 
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Awarded for actions as 1st Lieutenant and Adjutant on the 6th Maine Volunteer Infantry at Brooks Ford, Virginia, on May 4, 1863. His citation reads "Having voluntarily taken command of his regiment in the absence of its commander, at great personal risk and with remarkable presence of mind and fertility of resource, led the command down an exceedingly precipitous embankment to the Rappahannock River, and by his gallantry, coolness, and good judgement in the face of the enemy saved the command from capture or destruction."
Search Amazon for Charles Clark | | | Burial:
Oak Hill Cemetery
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Iowa, USA |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Originally Created by: Kent Kooi
Record added: Jul 14, 2003
Find A Grave Memorial# 7685112 |
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