Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
U.S. Civil War - U.S. Army
William Bensinger
Details
- Rank: Private (Highest Rank: Captain)
- Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
- Unit/Command:
Company G,
21st Ohio Infantry - Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
- Medal of Honor Action Date: April 1862
- Medal of Honor Action Place: Georgia, USA
Citation
One of 19 of 24 men (including two civilians) who, by direction of Gen. Ormsby M. Mitchell, penetrated nearly 200 miles south into enemy territory and captured a railroad train at Big Shanty, Ga., in an attempt to destroy the bridges and track between Chattanaooga and Atlanta.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: McComb, Hancock County, Ohio
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: March 25, 1863
Washington, D.C., presented by Sec. of War Edward M. Stanton - Born: January 14, 1840, Waynesburg, Stark County, OH, United States
- Died: December 19, 1918, McComb, OH, United States
- Buried: McComb Union Cemetery (MH) (1-2-11), McComb, OH, United States
- Location of Medal: McComb Public Library (1896 & 1904 designs), McComb, OH