Charles H. T. Collis

Charles Henry Tucker "Tucky" Collis (February 4, 1838 – May 11, 1902) was an Irish-American US Army officer who received the Medal of Honor for his actions in the American Civil War.

At the start of the Civil War, he enlisted in the 18th Pennsylvania Infantry, and within three months was promoted to sergeant major.

[2] On September 1, 1862, after his unit performed well in the Shenandoah Valley, Collis was promoted to colonel and instructed to recruit a regiment, which would become the 114th Pennsylvania Infantry.

He was later wounded at the Battle of Chancellorsville and contracted typhoid fever, but recovered by August 1863, becoming a brigade commander under Major General David B. Birney.

[5] Following the war, Collis returned to practicing law, becoming an assistant city solicitor in Philadelphia.

Colonel Collis leading his regiment during the Battle of Fredericksburg, December 13, 1862