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.
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
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