Charles H. Ilgenfritz Explained

Charles H. Ilgenfritz
Birth Date:4 March 1837
Birth Place:York County, Pennsylvania
Placeofburial:York County, Pennsylvania
Rank:Sergeant
Unit: Company E, 207th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment
Battles:American Civil War
Awards: Medal of Honor

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.[1]

He died at the age of 83, on March 31, 1920, and was buried at the Prospect Hill Cemetery in York County, Pennsylvania.

Notes and References

  1. News: Gets Hero Medal after 52 years. The York Daily. 1 May 1917. 5. Newspapers.com. August 10, 2014 .