Henry Hill (Medal of Honor)

Henry Hill (April 7, 1843 – August 2, 1909) was a soldier in the United States Army during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor.

Henry Hill

Born	(1843-04-07)April 7, 1843 Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
Died	August 2, 1909(1909-08-02) (aged 66) Boonton, New Jersey
Place of burial	Greenwood Cemetery Boonton, New Jersey
Allegiance	United States of America Union
Service/branch	United States Army Union Army
Rank	Corporal
Unit	Company C, 50th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry
Battles/wars	American Civil War
Awards	Medal of Honor

Biography

Hill was born on April 17, 1843 in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.

On May 6, 1864, as a Corporal of Company C, 50th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry during the Battle of the Wilderness, Hill "refused to retreat and instead advanced inspiring his men and the regiment to recapture their position.

Hill died on August 2, 1909, and was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, in Boonton, New Jersey.

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and organization: Corporal, Company C, 50th Pennsylvania Infantry. Place and date: At Wilderness, Va., 6 May 1864.

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.[1][2][3]

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Notes

CMOHS (2014).
VCOnline (2020).
Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs (1968), p. 119.

References

"Civil War Medal of Honor recipients (A-L)". Medal of Honor citations. United States Army Center of Military History. August 6, 2009. Retrieved July 1, 2010.
Mitchell, Joseph B.; Otis, James (1968). The Badge of Gallantry; Recollections of Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor winners. New York: Macmillan. p. 194. hdl:2027/mdp.39015005683266. OCLC 560289389.
The Werner Company (1896). The Story of American Heroism: Thrilling Narratives of Personal Adventures During the Great Civil War as Told by the Medal Winners and Roll of Honor Men. New York, NY: The Werner Company. p. 798. OCLC 1085307831.
"MOHs - victoriacross". THE COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO THE VICTORIA & GEORGE CROSS. VCOnline. 2020. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
"CMOHS.org - Official Website of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society". Congressional Medal of Honor Society. CMOHS. 2014. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Public Welfare (1968). Edward M Kennedy, Chairman (ed.). Medal of Honor, 1863-1968 : "In the Name of the Congress of the United States". Committee print (United States. Congress), 90th Congress, 2nd session. Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 1087. OCLC 1049691780.

External links

"Henry Hill". Claim to Fame: Medal of Honor recipients. Find a Grave. Retrieved April 16, 2008.

American Civil War

Origins

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Slavery	African Americans Cornerstone Speech Dred Scott v. Sandford Emancipation Proclamation Fire-Eaters Fugitive slave laws Plantations in the American South Slave Power Slavery in the United States Treatment of slaves in the United States Uncle Tom's Cabin
Abolitionism	Susan B. Anthony James G. Birney John Brown Frederick Douglass William Lloyd Garrison Lane Debates on Slavery Elijah Parish Lovejoy J. Sella Martin Lysander Spooner George Luther Stearns Thaddeus Stevens Charles Sumner Caning Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad

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Military	R. H. Anderson Beauregard Bragg Buchanan Cooper Early Ewell Forrest Gorgas Hill Hood Jackson A. S. Johnston J. E. Johnston Lee Longstreet Morgan Mosby Polk Price Semmes E. K. Smith Stuart Taylor Wheeler
Civilian	Benjamin Bocock Breckinridge Davis Hunter Mallory Memminger Seddon Stephens

Union

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Civilian	Adams Chase Ericsson Hamlin Lincoln Pinkerton Seward Stanton Stevens Wade Welles

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Constitution	Reconstruction amendments 13th Amendment 14th Amendment 15th Amendment
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