Congressional Medal of Honor Society

Stories of Sacrifice

U.S. Civil War - U.S. Army

Henry Casey

Details

Rank: Private (Highest Rank: Corporal)
Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
Unit/Command:
Company C,
20th Ohio Infantry
Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
Medal of Honor Action Date: April 22, 1863
Medal of Honor Action Place: Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA

Citation

Voluntarily served as one of the crew of a transport that passed the forts under a heavy fire.

Medal of Honor Recipient Henry Casey

Additional Details

Accredited to: Bloomingburg, Fayette County, Ohio
Awarded Posthumously: No
Presentation Date & Details: September 17, 1897
Born: October 28, 1837, New Geneva, Fayette County, PA, United States
Died: May 9, 1919, Bloomingburg, OH, United States
Buried: Bloomingburg Cemetery (MH), Bloomingburg, OH, United States
Location of Medal: Veteran's Memorial Museum, Chehalis, WA

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