b. 29/03/1843 Bombay (now Mumbai), India. d. 18/06/1914 Chicago, Illinois.
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 30/07/1864 Petersburg, Virginia.
Charles J Simons MOH
Simons was born on 29 March 1843 in Bombay (modern-day Mumbai), India. He married Ellen F. Adams in 1868 and fathered one son, Francis Pitcher Simons. Simons enlisted in the Army as a sergeant in Exeter, New Hampshire, on 12 June 1862. On 3 July 1862 he was assigned to Company A of the 9th New Hampshire Infantry. He was wounded on 30 July 1864.
On 1 November 1864, Simons was transferred to Company K of the 9th and promoted to second lieutenant. He was promoted to first lieutenant on 1 February 1865 and was transferred back to Company A. He was mustered out of the Army on 10 June 1865 at Alexandria, Virginia.
MOH CITATION:
Was one of the first in the exploded mine, captured a number of prisoners, and was himself captured, but escaped.
BURIAL LOCATION: CREMATED AT OAK WOODS CEMETERY, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. ASHES REMOVED BY FAMILY.
LOCATION OF MEDAL: UNKNOWN.