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U.S. Army
Heyl, Charles Pettit Heath
Heyl, Charles Pettit Heath
ConflictIndian Campaigns
RankColonel
Year of Action1876
Unit/Command23rd U.S. Infantry,
HometownPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Citation

Voluntarily, and with most conspicuous gallantry, charged with 3 men upon 6 Indians who were entrenched upon a hillside.

Branch: U.S. ArmyConflict: Indian CampaignsYear of Action: 1876

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