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Heinrich Bertram — Victoria Cross

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Service Profile

Branch: U.S. Army
Rank: Corporal
Service Era: American Indian Wars
Medals Recorded: 2

Heinrich Bertram

Corporal, U.S. Army

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American Indian Wars

Awards & Decorations

Medal of Honor 1862-1895 Army
Indian Campaign Medal

Ribbon Rack

Biography

Across Arizona, a cavalry scout won his country's top award.

Corporal Heinrich Bertram served with Company B, 8th United States Cavalry, during Army operations around the Black Mountains of Arizona Territory between 13 August and 31 October 1868. His Medal of Honor recognised scouting and combat service across that period. Its brief citation does not describe a single isolated exploit.

Born at Brunswick in Germany on 19 March 1842, Bertram entered American military service and was accredited to Cincinnati, Ohio. He was also recorded as Henry Bertram. His decoration was issued on 24 July 1869, after the campaigning for which it was earned.

Bertram survived his frontier service. The Congressional Medal of Honor Society records his death at Sacramento, California, on 30 December 1909 and burial in St. Joseph Cemetery there.

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