Charles E. Morse

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Charles E. Morse
May 5, 1841(1841-05-05) – August 31, 1920 (aged 79)
Medal of Honor recipient
Place of death	Bath, New York
Allegiance	Union
Service/branch	Union Army
Rank	Private
Unit	Company "I" of the 62nd New York State Volunteers (Anderson Zouaves)
Battles/wars	American Civil War
Awards	Medal of Honor

Charles E. Morse (May 5, 1841 – August 31, 1920) was an American Civil War soldier and received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the civil war.

1 Biography
2 Medal of Honor citation
3 See also
4 Notes
5 References

[edit] Biography

Born in Marseilles, France, Morse was a sergeant in Company "I" of the 62nd New York State Volunteers (Anderson Zouaves) and was awarded his Medal of Honor on January 14, 1890, for gallantry at the Battle of the Wilderness, Virginia, on May 5, 1864. Coincidently this also happened to be Morse's birthday.

Private James R. Evans of Company "H" of the same regiment also received the Medal of Honor for his actions on the same day to rescue the regimental flag.

Morse died in Bath, New York and he is buried at Bath National Cemetery, Bath, New York. His grave can be found in section J, Row 24, Grave 4.

[edit] Medal of Honor citation

Rank and Organization:

Sergeant, Company I, 62d New York Infantry. Place and date: At Wilderness, Va., 5 May 1864. Entered service at: New York. Birth: France. Date of issue: 14 January 1890

Citation:

Voluntarily rushed back into the enemy's lines, took the colors from the color sergeant, who was mortally wounded, and, although himself wounded, carried them through the fight.^[1]