Indian Wars
Charles H. Heyl
Second Lieutenant · U.S. Army
23d U.S. Infantry
28 April 1876 · Fort Hartsuff, Nebraska
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- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Indian Wars
- Home state
- New Jersey
- Action
- Fort Hartsuff, Nebraska
The citation
Official citation
Voluntarily, and with most conspicuous gallantry, charged with 3 men upon 6 Indians who were entrenched upon a hillside.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.