United States of America
U.S. Army · United States 
Charles A. Varnum
1849 – 1936
Charles A. Varnum served the U.S. Army. Charles was 86 years old.
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U.S. Army
Medal of Honor
30 December 1890 · At White Clay Creek, S. Dak. · Captain, Company B, 7th U.S. Cavalry.
While executing an order to withdraw, seeing that a continuance of the movement would expose another troop of his regiment to being cut off and surrounded, he disregarded orders to retire, placed himself in front of his men, led a charge upon the advancmg Indians, regained a commanding position that had just been vacated, and thus insured a safe withdrawal of both detachments without further loss.
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For valor
Medal of Honor - Army
While executing an order to withdraw, seeing that a continuance of the movement would expose another troop of his regiment to being cut off and surrounded, he disregarded orders to retire, placed himself in front of his men, led a charge upon the advancmg Indians, regained a commanding position that had just been vacated, and thus insured a safe withdrawal of both detachments without further loss.
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