Charles H. Ilgenfritz, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Charles H. Ilgenfritz

Medal of Honor Recipient

Date of Birth: 04-Mar-1837

Place of Birth: York County, Pennsylvania, United States

Date of Death: 31-Mar-1920

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


Show Famous Birthdays Today, World

👉 Worldwide Celebrity Birthdays Today

About Charles H. Ilgenfritz

  • Charles Henry Ilgenfritz (March 4, 1837 – March 31, 1920) was a Union Army soldier in the American Civil War who received the U.S.
  • military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor.Ilgenfritz was born in York County, Pennsylvania on March 4, 1837.
  • He was awarded the Medal of Honor, for extraordinary heroism on April 2, 1865, while serving as a Sergeant with Company E, 207th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, at Fort Sedgwick, Virginia.
  • His Medal of Honor was issued on March 20, 1917.He died at the age of 83, on March 31, 1920 and was buried at the Prospect Hill Cemetery in York County, Pennsylvania.

Read more at Wikipedia