The President of the United States
in the name of
The Congress
takes pleasure in presenting the

Medal of Honor

to

 

CLEVELAND, CHARLES F.

Rank and Organization: Private, Company C, 26th New York Infantry. Place and Date: At Antietam, Md., 17 September 1862. Birth: Hartford, N.Y. Date of Issue: 12 June 1895.

Citation:

Voluntarily took and carried the colors into action after the color bearer had been shot.

 

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