Hillary Beyer
Born: September 28, 1837
Service: U.S. Army
Entered service at: Philadelphia, Pa
Organization: Company H, 90th Pennsylvania Infantry
Rank: Second Lieutenant
Location of Action: At Antietam, Maryland
Date of Action: September 17, 1862
Date Presented: October 30, 1896
Citation: After his command had been forced to fall back, Second Lieutenant Beyer remained alone on the line of battle, caring for his wounded comrades and carrying one of them to a place of safety.
Died: September 24, 1907 (aged 69)
Burial Place: Lower Providence Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Eagleville, Pennsylvania
Additional Notes: He enlisted and was mustered into Company A, 90th Pennsylvania as Sergeant in September 1861, and was soon commissioned 2nd Lieutenant in Company H to date from 1 September. After Battle of Antietam, he was promoted to 1st Lieutenant in November 1863, but not mustered at that rank. He was honorably discharged 26 November 1864, at the end of 3 years' service.
Find-a-Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7202294/hillary-beyer
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