branch death_date birth_place allegiance unit awards named battles placeofburial birth_date rank article_title
usa 5 december 1916 windham county , vermont united states of america 1861 vermont company h , 5th vermont infantry medal of honor ribbon.svg medal of honor charles g. gould american civil war windham , vermont 5 may 1845 captain charles g. gould

charles g. gould

charles gilbert gould -lrb- may 5 , 1845 - december 5 , 1916 -rrb- was a union army soldier in the american civil war who received the u.s. military 's highest decoration , the medal of honor .
gould was born in windham county , vermont on may 5 , 1845 .
he was awarded the medal of honor , for extraordinary heroism shown on april 2 , 1865 , while serving as a captain with company h , 5th vermont infantry , at petersburg , virginia .
his medal of honor was issued on july 30 , 1890 .
he died at the age of 71 , on december 5 , 1916 and was buried at the windham center cemetery in windham , vermont .
