Rank: Lieutenant Colonel (Pennsylvania National Guard) (Highest Rank: Major General)
Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
Unit/Command: 150th Pennsylvania Infantry
Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
Medal of Honor Action Date: July 1, 1863
Medal of Honor Action Place: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Citation
While engaged in repelling an attack of the enemy, received a severe wound of the right arm, but instead of retiring remained at the front in command of his regiment.
Medal of Honor Recipient Henry S. Huidekoper
Additional Details
Accredited to: Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Awarded Posthumously: No
Presentation Date & Details: May 27, 1905
Born: July 7, 1839, Meadville, Crawford County, PA, United States
Died: November 9, 1918, Philadelphia, PA, United States
Buried: Greendale Cemetery (MH) (2-5), Meadville, PA, United States