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Henry Hill (1843–1908)

A Schuylkill County soldier who would not retreat — and is named beside his own regiment’s flag-taker on the Pottsville memorial. Markers: ★ verified · ✔ confirmed · ✎ corrects a common error · ⚑ open/caution.

Henry Hill earned the Medal of Honor in the Wilderness on May 6, 1864. When his regiment fell back in confusion after a failed charge, Hill and one companion refused to retire — they advanced instead and kept up their fire until the regiment re-formed and regained its position. ★ He served with Company C, 50th Pennsylvania Infantry, and the medal was presented on September 23, 1897. ★

Hill was born in Schuylkill County in 1843 and served in the same regiment as fellow recipient Charles E. Brown; the Pottsville memorial lists both under Schuylkill Haven. ✔ ⚑ His exact dates are recorded inconsistently across sources — his birth day is given as both April 7 and July 4, 1843, and his death year as 1908 and 1909; the year-level dates here follow his Wikidata record, with the day left open.

Honored on: Congressional Medal of Honor Memorial.

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Frequently asked

What did Henry Hill do to earn the Medal of Honor?
In the Battle of the Wilderness, Virginia, on May 6, 1864, Hill and one companion refused to fall back when their regiment retired in confusion; they advanced and kept firing on the enemy until the regiment re-formed and regained its position. He served with Company C, 50th Pennsylvania Infantry; the medal was presented September 23, 1897.
Where was Henry Hill from?
Hill was born in Schuylkill County in 1843 and served in the same regiment (Company C, 50th Pennsylvania) as fellow recipient Charles E. Brown; the Pottsville memorial lists both under Schuylkill Haven.