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Charles Higby — Victoria Cross

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Service Profile

Branch: U.S. Army
Rank: Private
Service Era: American Civil War, Appomattox Campaign
Medals Recorded: 2

Charles Higby

Private, U.S. Army

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American Civil WarAppomattox Campaign

Awards & Decorations

Medal of Honor 1862-1895 Army
Civil War Campaign Medal 1862–1895 Army

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Biography

During the final pursuit of Lee's army, Private Charles Higby captured an enemy flag.

Charles Higby was born in 1841 at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. During the service relevant to this record, he served as Private with Company F, 1st Pennsylvania Cavalry.

On March 29 to April 9, 1865, at the Appomattox Campaign in Virginia, His official Medal of Honor record covers the Appomattox Campaign and states the decisive act plainly. Higby's capture of a Confederate flag came in the closing days of the war in Virginia.

Medal of Honor Citation

Capture of flag.

Higby received the Medal of Honor on May 3, 1865. He died on February 19, 1903, at McLoud, Oklahoma, where he was buried.

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