Henry Heller
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
About Henry Heller
Lived 1841 – 1895 (aged 53–54).
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.
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Who was Henry Heller?
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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Henry Heller was born in 1841.
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Henry Heller died on 14 December 1895.
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