| George W. Harris | |
| Born: | March 6, 1835 |
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| Died: | Template:Death date or 1921[1] |
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| Allegiance: | United States of America Union |
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| Branch: | United States Army Union Army |
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| Rank: | Private |
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| Unit: | Company B, 148th Pennsylvania Infantry |
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| Battles: | American Civil War • Battle of Spotsylvania Court House |
| Awards: | Medal of Honor |
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George W. Harris (March 6, 1835 – January 30, 1920 or 1921[1]) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions at the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House.[2]
Harris died at age 84 or 85 and was buried at Union Cemetery in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania.[3]
Medal of Honor citation[]
Rank and organization: Private, Company B, 148th Pennsylvania Infantry. Place and date: At Spotsylvania, Va., 12 May 1864. Entered service at: Bellefonte, Pa. Birth: Schuylkill, Pa. Date of issue: 1 December 1864.[2]
Citation:
Capture of flag, wresting it from the color bearer and shooting an officer who attempted to regain it.[2]
See also[]
- List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: G–L
References[]
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Army Center of Military History.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sources are inconsistent on Harris' year of death. His government issued headstone gives January 30, 1921, while his personal headstone gives 1920.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Civil War Medal of Honor Recipients (A–L)". Medal of Honor citations. United States Army Center of Military History. January 27, 2009. http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/civwaral.html. Retrieved 2009-07-28.
- ↑ "George W. Harris (1835–1920)". Find A Grave. October 19, 2001. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=5858483. Retrieved 2009-07-28.