U.S. Army
Bieger, CharlesConflictCivil War
Year of Action1864
Unit/CommandCompany D, 4th Missouri Cavalry
Citation
Voluntarily risked his life by taking a horse, under heavy fire, beyond the line of battle for the rescue of his captain, whose horse had been killed in a charge and who was surrounded by the enemy’s skirmishers.
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