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Charles Gilbert Gould
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Medal of Honor winner Charles Gilbert Gould
Born (1845-05-05)May 5, 1845
Windham County, Vermont
Died December 5, 1916(1916-12-05) (aged 71)
Buried
Allegiance  United States of America
Service/branch  United States Army
Rank
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O-03Captain
Unit Vermont Company H, 5th Vermont Volunteer Infantry Regiment
Battles/wars American Civil War
Awards Medal of Honor

Charles Gilbert Gould (May 5, 1845 - December 5, 1916) 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.

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