Gouverneur K. Warren
In 1864, Bingham became aide-de-camp to Major General [[Gouverneur K. Warren]]. During the [[Battle of the Wilderness]] during the [[Virginia]] [[Overland Campaign]], on May 6, 1864, as captain of Company G, 140th Pennsylvania Infantry, he "rallied and led into action a portion of the troops who had given way under fierce assaults of the enemy." He was awarded a [[Medal of Honor]] on August 26, 1893, for these actions.