Henry Fox (soldier)

Henry Fox (October 3, 1833 to September 3, 1906) was a German soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Fox received the United States' highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action near Jackson, Tennessee on 23 December 1862. He was honored with the award on 16 May 1899.[1][2][3]

Henry Fox
Medal of Honor recipient Henry Fox c1899
Born(1833-10-03)October 3, 1833
Reutlingen, Germany
DiedSeptember 3, 1906(1906-09-03) (aged 72)
Dwight, Illinois
Buried
Oak Lawn Cemetery
Allegiance United States of America
Service/branch United States Army
Rank
E-05Sergeant


O-03Captain
Unit 106th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
Awards Medal of Honor

Biography

Fox was born in Reutlingen, Germany on 3 October 1833. He enlisted with the 106th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment in August 1862 and was commissioned as a Captain of the 1st Tennessee Infantry Regiment (African Descent) in October 1863.[4] Fox died on 3 September 1906 and his remains are interred at the Oak Lawn Cemetery in Illinois.

Medal of Honor citation

The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Sergeant Henry Fox, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 23 December 1862, while serving with Company H, 106th Illinois Infantry, in action at Jackson, Tennessee. When his command was surrounded by a greatly superior force, Sergeant Fox 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.[1][2]

See also

References
  1. "Civil War (A-L) Medal of Honor Recipients". Retrieved 30 November 2013.
  2. "Henry Fox". Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
  3. "U.S. Army Medal of Honor Recipients". Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2013.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. Illinois Muster Rolls
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