Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
U.S. Civil War - U.S. Army
George White Hooker
Details
- Rank: First Lieutenant (Highest Rank: Brevet Lieutenant Colonel U.S. Vols.)
- Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
- Unit/Command:
Company E,
4th Vermont Infantry - Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
- Medal of Honor Action Date: September 14, 1862
- Medal of Honor Action Place: South Mountain, Maryland, USA
Citation
Rode alone, in advance of his regiment, into the enemy's lines, and before his own men came up, received the surrender of the major of a Confederate regiment, together with the colors and 116 men.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: September 17, 1891
- Born: February 6, 1838, Salem, Washington County, NY, United States
- Died: August 6, 1902, Brattleboro, VT, United States
- Buried: Prospect Hill Cemetery, Brattleboro, VT, United States
- Location of Medal: Antietam National Battlefield Museum, Sharpsburg, MD