Second Lieutenant Hillary Beyer was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on September 17, 1862 in Antietam, Maryland during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company H, 90th Pennsylvania Infantry. Beyer was 24 years old.
18 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on October 30, 1896, 34 years after the action. He later rose to the rank of First Lieutenant.
Beyer was born on September 28, 1837 in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. His Medal of Honor is credited to Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. Beyer died on September 24, 1907, at the age of 69. He is buried at Presbyterian Church Yard Cemetery in Norristown Lower Providence, Pennsylvania.
Beyer 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
After his command had been forced to fall back, remained alone on the line of battle, caring for his wounded comrades and carrying one of them to a place of safety.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
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Timeline
- September 28, 1837Born in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
- September 17, 1862Act of valor — Antietam, MarylandAge 24. Company H, 90th Pennsylvania Infantry
- October 30, 1896Medal of Honor presented
- September 24, 1907DiedAge 69.
- Resting placePresbyterian Church Yard CemeteryNorristown Lower Providence, Pennsylvania
Biography
Hillary Beyer (September 28, 1837 – September 24, 1907) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War and received the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions at the Battle of Antietam on September 17, 1862.
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