Charles Higby
Born: 1841 at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Home Town: New Brighton, Pennsylvania
Date of Issue: May 3, 1865
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Private Charles Higby, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on March 29 – 9 April 1865, while serving with Company F, 1st Pennsylvania Cavalry, in action in the Appomattox Campaign, Virginia, for capture of flag.
