Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
U.S. Civil War - U.S. Army
George Washington Walton
Details
- Rank: Private (Highest Rank: Sergeant)
- Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
- Unit/Command:
Company C,
97th Pennsylvania Infantry - Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
- Medal of Honor Action Date: August 29, 1864
- Medal of Honor Action Place: Fort Hell, Petersburg, Virginia, USA
Citation
Went outside the trenches, under heavy fire at short-range, and rescued a comrade who had been wounded and thrown out of the trench by an exploding shell.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: Upper Oxford Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: August 6, 1902
- Born: March 27, 1844, Upper Oxford Township, Chester County, PA, United States
- Died: February 8, 1920, Oxford, PA, United States
- Buried: Oxford Cemetery (MH) (C-14), Oxford, PA, United States