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Medal of Honor Recipient

Benjamin W. Schenck

U.S. Army · Civil War

MOH-RC-001593Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1863

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Medal of Honor

May 22, 1863

Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA

Rank at action
Private
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Civil War
Unit or command
Company D, 116th Illinois Infantry

The Citation

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Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party.
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Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party."

Sources & record notes

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  1. Benjamin W. Schenck — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-29

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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-001601
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-29
Later or highest recorded rank
Corporal
Entered service at
Maroa, Ill.
Archive transcription SHA-256
a3bafdd2268023fa857528429c707f918dc1a9783fbbca7a4800ef85a3802a0f

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