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U.S. Civil War - U.S. Army

George Green

Details
  • Rank: Corporal
  • Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
  • Unit/Command:
    Company H,
    11th Ohio Infantry
  • Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
  • Medal of Honor Action Date: November 25, 1863
  • Medal of Honor Action Place: Missionary Ridge, Tennessee, USA
Citation
Scaled the enemy's works and in a hand-to-hand fight helped capture the flag of the 18th Alabama Infantry (C.S.A.).
Additional Details
  • Accredited to: Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio
  • Awarded Posthumously: No
  • Presentation Date & Details: January 12, 1892
  • Born: July 16, 1840, Elsham, England
  • Died: February 10, 1898
  • Buried: Riverside Cemetery (PM) (3-105), Troy, OH, United States
  • Location of Medal: Local History Library, Troy-Miami County Library, Troy, OH
 

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