Charles H. Fasnacht
Born: March 27, 1842 at Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Home Town: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Status: POW
Date of Issue: April 2, 1878
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Sergeant Charles H. Fasnacht, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 12 May 1864, while serving with Company A, 99th Pennsylvania Infantry, in action at Spotsylvania, Virginia, for capture of flag of 2d Louisiana Tigers (Confederate States of America) in a hand-to-hand contest.
