Henry Heller 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.
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.