The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Corporal Henry Hill, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 6 May 1864, while serving with Company C, 50th Pennsylvania Infantry, in action during the Wilderness Campaign, Virginia. Corporal Hill, with one companion, would not retire when his regiment fell back in confusion after an unsuccessful charge, but instead advanced and continued firing upon the enemy until the regiment re-formed and regained its position.