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Private · U.S. Army

George A. Loyd

Private George A. Loyd, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on April 2, 1865 in Petersburg, Virginia during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War April 2, 1865

Private George A. Loyd was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on April 2, 1865 in Petersburg, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company A, 122d Ohio Infantry. Loyd was 20 years old.

65 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on April 16, 1891, 26 years after the action.

Loyd was born on May 9, 1844 in Muskingum County, Ohio. His Medal of Honor is credited to Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio. Loyd died on May 13, 1917, at the age of 73. He is buried at Spring Grove Cemetery in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Loyd is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 256 credited to Ohio.

Official Medal of Honor citation

Capture of division flag of Maj. Gen. Henry Heth, (C.S.A.).

Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.

Battles and campaigns

Also served in: American Civil War.

Places

  • Born: Muskingum County — map
  • Buried: Spring Grove Cemetery — map

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Timeline

  1. May 9, 1844
    Born in Muskingum County, Ohio
  2. April 2, 1865
    Act of valor — Petersburg, Virginia
    Age 20. Company A, 122d Ohio Infantry
  3. April 16, 1891
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. May 13, 1917
    Died
    Age 73.
  5. Resting place
    Spring Grove Cemetery
    Cincinnati, Ohio

Biography

George A. Loyd (May 9, 1844 – May 13, 1917) was a private in the Union Army and a Medal of Honor recipient for his actions in the American Civil War.

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Also honored for actions on April 2, 1865

AA Abner Peeler Allen Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 AA Andrew O. Apple Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 William J. Babcock Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 JB James Albert Barber Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 EB Eugene Beauharnais Beaumont Major and Assistant Adjutant General · Army Civil War · 1865 William Robert douglas Blackwood Surgeon · Army Civil War · 1865 JB John W. Boutwell Private · Army Civil War · 1865 JB John E. Buffington Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 CC Carlton N. Camp Private · Army Civil War · 1865 JC John Corcoran Private · Army Civil War · 1865 Stephen Potter Corliss First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1865 JC Josiah M. Curtis Second Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1865

See all 66 recipients for April 2, 1865 →

More Civil War recipients from Ohio

JH Joseph S. Hedges First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1864 SG Samuel Grimshaw Private · Army Civil War · 1864 Henry Casey Private · Army Civil War · 1863 LR Lewis A. Rounds Private · Army Civil War · 1864 PP Platt Pearsall Corporal · Army Civil War · 1863 WS William H. Surles Private · Army Civil War · 1862
Sources. Service and award details compiled from the recipient record of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, Wikidata and Wikipedia. The narrative summary is generated from these records. Spotted an error? Send a correction.