Henry Heller (Medal of Honor)

Henry Heller
Bornc. 1841
DiedDecember 14, 1895 (aged 53–54)
Place of burial
AllegianceUnited States
Union
BranchUnited States Army
Union Army
Ranksergeant
Unit Company A, 66th Ohio Infantry
Battles / warsAmerican Civil War
AwardsMedal of Honor

Henry Heller (c. 1841 – December 14, 1895) was a Union Army sergeant during the American Civil War and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions at the Battle of Chancellorsville in Virginia in May 1863.

Medal of Honor citation

  • Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company A, 66th Ohio Infantry.
  • Place and date: At Chancellorsville, Va., May 2, 1863.
  • Entered service at: Urbana, Ohio.
  • Birth: Unknown.
  • Date of issue: July 29, 1892.

Citation:

One of a party of 4 who, under heavy fire, voluntarily brought into the Union lines a wounded Confederate officer from whom was obtained valuable information concerning the position of the enemy.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Civil War Medal of Honor recipients (A-L)". United States Army Center of Military History. Archived from the original on September 2, 2012. Retrieved October 11, 2008.