The President of the United States
in the name of
The Congress
takes pleasure in presenting the

Medal of Honor

to

 

CAPEHART, HENRY

Rank and Organization: Colonel, 1st West Virginia Cavalry. Place and Date: At Greenbrier River, W. Va., 22 May 1864. Entered Service At: Bridgeport, Ohio. Born: 18 March 1825, Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa. Date of Issue: 12 February 1895.

Citation:

Saved, under fire, the life of a drowning soldier.