Private Charles Bieger, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on February 22, 1864 at Ivy Farm, Mississippi during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company D, 4th Missouri Cavalry. Bieger was 19 years old.
The medal was presented on July 8, 1897, 33 years after the action.
Bieger was born on March 25, 1844 in Wiesbaden, Germany — one of 130 recipients born in Germany. His Medal of Honor is credited to St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri. Bieger died on August 10, 1930, at the age of 86. He is buried at Mount Hope Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri.
Bieger is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 78 credited to Missouri.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Voluntarily risked his life by taking a horse, under heavy fire beyond the line of battle for the rescue of his captain, whose horse had been killed in a charge and who was surrounded by the enemy's skirmishers.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
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Timeline
- March 25, 1844Born in Wiesbaden, Germany
- February 22, 1864Act of valor — Ivy Farm, MississippiAge 19. Company D, 4th Missouri Cavalry
- July 8, 1897Medal of Honor presented
- August 10, 1930DiedAge 86.
- Resting placeMount Hope CemeterySt. Louis, Missouri
Biography
Private Charles Bieger (March 25, 1844 – August 10, 1930) was a German soldier who fought in the American Civil War. On 8 July 1897 Bieger received the United States' highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action at Ivy Farm, in Mississippi on 22 February 1864.
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