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Medal of Honor Recipient

Charles Henry Ilgenfritz

U.S. Army · U.S. Civil War

MOH-RC-000856Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1865

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Medal of Honor

April 2, 1865

Fort Sedgwick, Virginia, USA

Rank at action
Sergeant
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
U.S. Civil War
Unit or command
Company E, 207th Pennsylvania Infantry

The Citation

Sources ↓
The color bearer falling, pierced by 7 balls, he immediately sprang forward and grasped the colors, planting them upon the enemy's forts amid a murderous fire of grape, canister, and musketry from the enemy.
Separately preserved current-source wording

Captured from the linked current recipient source; it is not a new comparison with an original General Order.

The color bearer falling, pierced by seven balls, he immediately sprang forward and grasped the colors, planting them upon the enemy's forts amid a murderous fire of grape, canister, and musketry from the enemy.

Sources & record notes

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  1. Charles Henry Ilgenfritz — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-27

    current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison

Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-000862
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-27
Later or highest recorded rank
First Sergeant
Entered service at
Pennsylvania
Archive transcription SHA-256
0e9bce261752b4c950d46403888ebfbcbe728c217a1544c258d1034a0d3385e5

Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; current rendered profile variants documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.

The current profile expands the middle name, preserves Sergeant as the action rank, and records later First Sergeant separately.