Corporal Henry Hill, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on May 6, 1864 at Wilderness Campaign, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company C, 50th Pennsylvania Infantry. Hill was about 21 years old.
12 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on September 23, 1897, 33 years after the action. He later rose to the rank of Sergeant.
Hill was born in 1843 in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. His Medal of Honor is credited to Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Hill died on August 2, 1909 in Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania, at the age of about 66. He is buried at Union Cemetery in Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania.
Hill 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
This soldier, with one companion, would not retire when his regiment fell back in confusion after an unsuccessful charge, but instead advanced and continued firing upon the enemy until the regiment re-formed and regained its position.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
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Timeline
- 1843Born in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
- May 6, 1864Act of valor — Wilderness Campaign, VirginiaAge about 21. Company C, 50th Pennsylvania Infantry
- September 23, 1897Medal of Honor presented
- August 2, 1909Died in Schuylkill Haven, PennsylvaniaAge about 66.
- Resting placeUnion CemeterySchuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania
Biography
Henry Hill (July 4, 1843 – August 2, 1909) was a soldier in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor on September 23, 1897.
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