Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
U.S. Civil War - U.S. Army
Charles Bieger
Details
- Rank: Private
- Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
- Unit/Command:
Company D,
4th Missouri Cavalry - Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
- Medal of Honor Action Date: February 22, 1864
- Medal of Honor Action Place: Ivy Farm, Mississippi, USA
Citation
Voluntarily risked his life by taking a horse, under heavy fire beyond the line of battle for the rescue of his captain, whose horse had been killed in a charge and who was surrounded by the enemy's skirmishers.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: July 8, 1897
- Born: March 25, 1844, Wiesbaden, Germany
- Died: August 10, 1930
- Buried: Mount Hope Cemetery (PM) (12-107-3), St. Louis, MO, United States