Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Private Charles Higby received the Medal of Honor for his actions between March 29 and April 9, 1865 at Appomattox Campaign, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company F, 1st Pennsylvania Cavalry. Higby was about 24 years old.
4 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on May 3, 1865.
Higby was born in 1841 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. His Medal of Honor is credited to New Brighton, Beaver County, Pennsylvania. Higby died on February 19, 1903 in McLoud, Oklahoma, at the age of about 62. He is buried at McLoud in Oklahoma. His medal is held by Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum, Pittsburgh, PA.
Higby is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 380 credited to Pennsylvania.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Capture of flag.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: American Civil War.
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Timeline
- 1841Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
- March 29 - April 9, 1865Act of valor — Appomattox Campaign, VirginiaAge about 24. Company F, 1st Pennsylvania Cavalry
- May 3, 1865Medal of Honor presented
- February 19, 1903Died in McLoud, OklahomaAge about 62.
- Resting placeMcLoudOklahoma
Biography
Charles Higby (1841 – February 19, 1903) was a Union Army soldier in the American Civil War and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions during the Appomattox Campaign.
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