Henry Fox (soldier) explained

Henry Fox
Birth Date:	3 October 1833
Birth Place:	Reutlingen, Kingdom of Württemberg
Death Place:	Dwight, Illinois
Placeofburial:	Oak Lawn Cemetery
Rank:	E-05Sergeant O-03
Unit:	106th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
Awards:	Medal of Honor

Henry Fox (October 3, 1833 to September 3, 1906) was a German soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Fox received the United States' highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action near Jackson, Tennessee on 23 December 1862. He was honored with the award on 16 May 1899.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Biography

Fox was born in Reutlingen, Kingdom of Württemberg on 3 October 1833. He enlisted with the 106th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment in August 1862 and was commissioned as a captain of the 1st Tennessee Infantry Regiment (African Descent) in October 1863.^[4] After the war he became a companion of the Illinois Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States.

Fox died on 3 September 1906 and his remains are interred at the Oak Lawn Cemetery in Illinois.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Civil War (A-L) Medal of Honor Recipients . 30 November 2013 . 3 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303175923/http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/civwaral.html . dead .
2. Web site: Henry Fox . 30 November 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131203051526/http://projects.militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=1249 . 3 December 2013 . live .
3. Web site: U.S. Army Medal of Honor Recipients . 30 November 2013 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160310073614/http://valor.militarytimes.com/recipient.php?recipientid=1249 . 10 March 2016 .
4. http://www.ilsos.gov/isaveterans/civilMusterSearch.do?key=86283 Illinois Muster Rolls