Civil War
Benjamin F. Hilliker
Musician · U.S. Army
Company A, 8th Wisconsin Infantry
4 June 1863 · Mechanicsburg, Mississippi
Public domain. unknown (Life time: person in photo, death. 1916.) Source file
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Wisconsin
- Action
- Mechanicsburg, Mississippi
The citation
Official citation
When men were needed to oppose a superior Confederate force he laid down his drum for a rifle and proceeded to the front of the skirmish line which was about 120 feet from the enemy. While on this volunteer mission and firing at the enemy he was hit in the head with a minie ball which passed through him. An order was given to "lay him in the shade; he won't last long." He recovered from this wound being left with an ugly scar.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.