Mattocks, Charles Porter

MILITARY SERVICE Age: 0, credited to Danville, VT Unit(s): 17th ME INF Service: 17th ME INF, MAJ (Medal of Honor) See Legend for expansion of abbreviations VITALS Birth: 10/11/1840, Danville, VT Death: 05/16/1910 Burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, ME Marker/Plot: Section R, Lot 845 Gravestone researcher/photographer: Heidi McColgan Findagrave Memorial #: 20360 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Alias?: None noted Pension?: Unknown Portrait?: Findagrave Remarks: None DESCENDANTS None registered (Are you a descendant, but not listed? Register today)

BURIAL: Copyright notice Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, ME Check the cemetery for location/directions and other veterans who may be buried there.

This soldier was awarded the Medal of Honor

Charles Porter Mattocks

Rank and Organization: Major, 17th Maine Infantry.
Place and date: Sailors Creek, VA, 6 Apr 1865.
Entered service at: Portland, Maine.
Born: 11 Oct 1840, Danville.
Died: 16 May 1910.
Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, ME (Section R, Lot845.)

Date of Issue: 29 Mar 1899.
Citation: Displayed extraordinary gallantry in leading a charge of his regiment which resulted in the capture of a large number of prisoners and a stand of colors.

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NARA File Number: M-588-VS-1865.