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.

Charles H. Ilgenfritz

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

Charles H. Ilgenfritz

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1837 births

1920 deaths

American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor

People from York County, Pennsylvania

People of Pennsylvania in the American Civil War

Union Army officers

United States Army Medal of Honor recipients

Charles H. Ilgenfritz