Charles Asten

Quarter Gunner, U.S. Navy

American Civil WarRed River Campaign

Awards & Decorations

Medal of Honor

Ribbon Rack

Biography

Charles Asten served as a Quarter Gunner in the United States Navy during the American Civil War. Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in September 1834, he later emigrated to the United States and enlisted in the Navy in Chicago, Illinois.

During the Red River Campaign in 1864, Asten was stationed aboard the USS Signal, a wooden tinclad gunboat. His actions during this grueling riverine campaign earned him the nation's highest military decoration for valor.

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Score Breakdown

Medal of Honor(base 100)

+100

Heroic Score100 pts