Henry Heller | |
Birth Date: | c. 1841 |
Death Date: | December 14, |
Placeofburial: | Kingscreek, Ohio |
Placeofburial Label: | Place of burial |
Allegiance: | United States Union |
Branch: | United States Army Union Army |
Rank: | sergeant |
Unit: | Company A, 66th Ohio Infantry |
Battles: | American Civil War |
Awards: | Medal of Honor |
Henry Heller (c. 1841 – December 14, 1895) was a Union Army sergeant during the American Civil War and a recipient of America's highest military decoration - the Medal of Honor - for his actions at the Battle of Chancellorsville in Virginia in May 1863.
Citation:
One of a party of 4 who, under heavy fire, voluntarily brought into the Union lines a wounded Confederate officer from whom was obtained valuable information concerning the position of the enemy.[1]