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Charles A. Taggart (January 17, 1843 – April 10, 1938) was a
Union Army During the American Civil War, the Union Army, also known as the Federal Army and the Northern Army, referring to the United States Army, was the land force that fought to preserve the Union (American Civil War), Union of the collective U.S. st ...
soldier in the
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who received the U.S. military's highest decoration, the
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Biography

Born on January 17, 1843, in
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, Taggart was living in
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, when he joined the Army. He served during the Civil War as a
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in Company B of the 37th Massachusetts Infantry. At the
Battle of Sayler's Creek The Battle of Sailor's Creek was fought on April 6, 1865, near Farmville, Virginia, as part of the Appomattox Campaign, near the end of the American Civil War. It was the last major engagement between the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, c ...
on April 6, 1865, he captured a battle flag. For this action, he was awarded the Medal of Honor a month later, on May 10, 1865. Taggart died on April 10, 1938, at age 95 and was buried at Dayton National Cemetery in
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Medal of Honor citation

Citation:
Capture of flag.


See also

* List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: T-Z


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Taggart, Charles A. 1843 births 1938 deaths People from Blandford, Massachusetts People of Massachusetts in the American Civil War Union Army soldiers United States Army Medal of Honor recipients American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor People from Berkshire County, Massachusetts