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Obituary, Saturday, September 28, 1907, "The Germantown Guide"
LIEUTENANT BEYER DEAD.
The funeral of Hillary Beyer, a well-known resident of Germantown, took place on
Thursday morning from his residence, 69 East Clapier street. His death occurred
on Tuesday, after a lingering illness [24 September 1907]. He was born near
Norristown September 28, 1837, and when the civil war broke out enlisted in
Company A, Ninetieth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer and served with
distinction throughout the conflict. He was injured at the battle of the
Wilderness, May 5, 1864, but was never off duty. At the battle of Antietam Mr.
Beyer, who had risen to the rank of lieutenant, performed an act of gallantry
than which the records of the many brave deeds of the war show nothing more
heroic. For his conspicuous courage on this occasion Congress, by order of the
President, awarded him a Medal of Honor. One of the acts of personal bravery and
self-sacrifice made by Lieutenant Beyer was in remaining out on the open
battlefield at Antietam, and actually carrying one of the wounded m!
en-James H. Gouldy-some distance to the rear of the line of battle and placing
him behind a rock, giving the wounded man protection from the enemy's bullets.
At the time he was subjected to a very heavy artillery and infantry fire from
the enemy. At the close of the war Lieutenant Beyer entered the employ of the
Knickerbocker Ice Company, in this city. In 1872 he started the Germantown
station of the company of which he was the manager for twenty-five years.
Buried in the Presbyterian Church Yard, Lower Providence, Montgomery County, PA.
Wife: Angeline.
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