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U.S. Civil War - U.S. Army

Henry Harrison Bingham

Details
  • Rank: Captain (Highest Rank: Brevet Brigadier General)
  • Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
  • Unit/Command:
    Company G,
    140th Pennsylvania Infantry
  • Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
  • Medal of Honor Action Date: May 6, 1864
  • Medal of Honor Action Place: Wilderness Campaign, Virginia, USA
Citation
Rallied and led into action a portion of the troops who had given way under the fierce assaults of the enemy.
Medal of Honor Recipient Henry H. Bingham
Medal of Honor Recipient Henry H. Bingham
Additional Details
  • Accredited to: Canonsburg, Washington County, Pennsylvania
  • Awarded Posthumously: No
  • Presentation Date & Details: August 31, 1893
  • Born: December 4, 1841, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA, United States
  • Died: March 22, 1912, Philadelphia, PA, United States
  • Buried: Laurel Hill Cemetery (MH) (Y-195), Philadelphia, PA, United States
 

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