Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
U.S. Civil War - U.S. Army
George W Mears
Details
- Rank: Sergeant
- Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
- Unit/Command:
Company A,
6th Pennsylvania Reserves - Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
- Medal of Honor Action Date: July 2, 1863
- Medal of Honor Action Place: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Citation
With five volunteers he gallantly charged on a number of the enemy's sharpshooters concealed in a log house, captured them, and brought them into the Union lines.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: Bloomsburg, Columbia County, Pennsylvania
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: February 16, 1897
- Born: January 3, 1843, Bloomsburg, Columbia County, PA, United States
- Died: November 24, 1921, Bloomsburg, PA, United States
- Buried: Old Rosemont Cemetery (MH), Bloomsburg, PA, United States
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