Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
U.S. Civil War - U.S. Army
George Uhrl
Details
- Also Known As: Uhri, George
- Rank: Sergeant
- Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
- Unit/Command:
Light Battery F,
5th U.S. Artillery - Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
- Medal of Honor Action Date: June 30, 1862
- Medal of Honor Action Place: White Oak Swamp Bridge, Virginia, USA
Citation
Was one of a party of three who, under heavy fire of advancing enemy, voluntarily secured and saved from capture a field gun belonging to another battery and which had been deserted by its officers and men.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: New York, New York
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: April 4, 1898
- Born: October 21, 1838, Baden, Germany
- Died: September 28, 1911, New York, NY, United States
- Buried: The Lutheran All Faiths Cemetery (P15-6132), Middle Village, NY, United States
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