Rank: First Sergeant (Highest Rank: Brevet Captain)
Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
Unit/Command: Company K, 26th Pennsylvania Infantry
Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
Medal of Honor Action Date: July 2, 1863
Medal of Honor Action Place: Bull Run & Gettysburg, Virginia & Pennsylvania, USA
Citation
At Bull Run, Va., recaptured the colors, which had been seized by the enemy. At Gettysburg captured a Confederate color bearer and colors, in which effort he was severely wounded.
Medal of Honor Recipient George W. Roosevelt
Additional Details
Accredited to: Chester County, Pennsylvania
Awarded Posthumously: No
Presentation Date & Details: July 2, 1887
Born: February 14, 1844, Chester County, PA, United States
Died: April 15, 1907, Brussels, Belgium
Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery (1047), Washington, DC, United States
Location of Medal:
Congressional Medal of Honor Society, Mt. Pleasant, SC