Charles Higby Explained

Charles Higby
Birth Date:1841
Death Date:February 19,
Birth Place:Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Death Place:McLoud, Oklahoma
Placeofburial:McLoud, Oklahoma
Placeofburial Label:Place of burial
Allegiance:United States
Branch:United States Army
Serviceyears:1862 - 1865
Rank:Private
Unit: Company F, 1st Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment
Battles:American Civil War
Appomattox Campaign
Awards:Medal of Honor

Charles Higby (1841 – February 19, 1903) was a Union Army soldier in the American Civil War and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions during the Appomattox Campaign.

Biography

Born in 1841 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Higby was living in nearby New Brighton when he enlisted in the Union Army in August 1862. He served as a private in Company F of the 1st Pennsylvania Cavalry during the Appomattox Campaign, which took place from March 29 to April 9, 1865, in Virginia. For his conduct in this campaign, he received the Medal of Honor a month later, on May 3, 1865. His official citation reads simply: "Capture of flag".

After the war, Higby returned to New Brighton before settling in Oklahoma. He died on February 19, 1903, at age 61 or 62 and was buried in McLoud, Oklahoma.

Higby's Medal of Honor is owned by his extended family and is on loan to the Soldiers and Sailors National Military Museum and Memorial in Pittsburgh.

MoH Citation

Capture of flag.

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