The President
of the United States
in the name of
The Congress
takes pleasure in presenting the
Medal of Honor
to
BINGHAM, HENRY H.
Rank and Organization: Captain, Company G, 140th Pennsylvania Infantry. Place
and Date: At Wilderness, Va., 6 May 1864. Entered Service At: Cannonsburg, Pa. Born:
4 December 1841, Philadelphia, Pa. Date of Issue: 31 August 1893.
Citation:
Rallied and led into action a portion of the troops who had given way under the fierce
assaults of the enemy.
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