The President
of the United States
in the name of
The Congress
takes pleasure in presenting the
Medal of Honor
to
BETTS, CHARLES M.
Rank and organization: Lieutenant Colonel, 15th Pennsylvania Cavalry. Place
and date: At Greensboro, N.C., 19 April 1865. Entered service at:
Philadelphia, Pa. Birth: Bucks County, Pa. Date of issue: 10 October
1892.
Citation:
With a force of but 75 men, while on a scouting expedition, by a
judicious disposition of his men, surprised and captured an entire battalion of the
enemy's cavalry.
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