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Here's one that I struck out on, maybe you'll have more luck.
Martin Schwenk was born April 28, 1839, most likely in Germany. At the beginning of the Civil War, he was enlisted in Company E, 3rd U.S. Artillery, then transferred into the 6th U.S. Cavalry, where he served as a sergeant in Company B. At some point he changed his name to George Martin, most likely during the war, as he's listed under both names in CWSS.
He was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for bravery at Millerstown, PA on July 10, 1863 as George Martin.
I have no idea what happened to him after that except that he died on June 20, 1924 and is buried at Arlington Cemetery.
I thought this would be a fairly easy one given that he won the CMH, but apparently not. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
Don