b. 03/10/1833 Reutlingen, Germany. d. 03/09/1906 Dwight, Illinois.
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 23/12/1862 Jackson, Tennessee.
Henry Fox MOH
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Captain in the Union Army. He was awarded the Medal of Honor as a Sergeant in Company H, 106th Illinois Infantry for action on December 23, 1862 near Jackson, Tennessee. His citation reads “When his command was surrounded by a greatly superior force, voluntarily left the shelter of the breastworks, crossed an open railway trestle under a concentrated fire from the enemy, made his way out, and secured reinforcements for the relief of his command.” He did not receive his Medal of Honor until 16 May 1899.
MOH CITATION:
When his command was surrounded by a greatly superior force, voluntarily left the shelter of the breastworks, crossed an open railway trestle under a concentrated fire from the enemy, made his way out and secured reinforcements for the relief of his command.
BURIAL LOCATION: OAK LAWN CEMETERY, DWIGHT, ILLINOIS.
SECTION B, LOT 282
LOCATION OF MEDAL: BELIEVED TO BE FAMILY.
