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Captain · U.S. Army

Theophilus Francis Rodenbough

Captain Theophilus Francis Rodenbough, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on June 11, 1864 at Trevilian Station, Virginia during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War June 11, 1864

Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Captain Theophilus Francis Rodenbough received the Medal of Honor for his actions on June 11, 1864 at Trevilian Station, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with 2d U.S. Cavalry. Rodenbough was 25 years old.

3 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on September 21, 1893, 29 years after the action. He later rose to the rank of Brigadier General.

Rodenbough was born on November 5, 1838 in Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. His Medal of Honor is credited to Pennsylvania. Rodenbough died on December 19, 1912 in New York, New York, at the age of 74. He is buried at Easton Heights Cemetery in Easton, Pennsylvania.

Rodenbough is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 380 credited to Pennsylvania.

Official Medal of Honor citation

Handled the regiment with great skill and valor; was severely wounded.

Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.

Timeline

  1. November 5, 1838
    Born in Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania
  2. June 11, 1864
    Act of valor — Trevilian Station, Virginia
    Age 25. 2d U.S. Cavalry
  3. September 21, 1893
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. December 19, 1912
    Died in New York, New York
    Age 74.
  5. Resting place
    Easton Heights Cemetery
    Easton, Pennsylvania

Also honored for actions on June 11, 1864

Herbert E. Farnsworth Sergeant Major · Army Civil War · 1864 JK John Kennedy Private · Army Civil War · 1864 NP Noble Delance Preston First Lieutenant & Commissary · Army Civil War · 1864

Same unit

Lloyd Milton Brett Second Lieutenant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1880 Eli Lundy Huggins Captain · Army Indian Campaigns · 1880 EM Edward John McClernand Second Lieutenant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1877 Charles Henry Tompkins First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1861

More Civil War recipients from Pennsylvania

CO Charles Oliver Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 RA Robert Wesley Ammerman Private · Army Civil War · 1864 James Monroe Reisinger Corporal · Army Civil War · 1863 HB Henry G. Bonebrake First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1865 Frank Furness Captain · Army Civil War · 1864 Henry Shippen Huidekoper Lieutenant Colonel · Army Civil War · 1863
Sources. Service and award details compiled from the recipient record of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society. The narrative summary is generated from these records. Spotted an error? Send a correction.