Henry Heller-Kings Creek, OH
Posted by: Don.Morfe
N 40° 09.726 W 083° 43.698
17T E 267649 N 4449318
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient for action at Chancellorsville, VA on May 2, 1863. He is buried in Kings Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Kings Creek, OH
Waymark Code: WMZ6D6
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 09/17/2018
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He was born on May 14, 1841 in Clarion County, PA and died on December 14, 1895 in Urbana, OH. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: HELLER, HENRY
• Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company A, 66th Ohio Infantry
• Place and date: At Chancellorsville, Va., 2 May 1863
• Entered service at: Urbana, Ohio
• Date of issue: 29 July 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.
Armed Service: Army
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