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Private · U.S. Army

George E. McDonald

Private George E. McDonald, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on March 25, 1865 at Fort Stedman, Virginia during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War March 25, 1865

Private George E. McDonald, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on March 25, 1865 at Fort Stedman, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company L, 1st Connecticut Heavy Artillery.

11 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on July 21, 1865.

McDonald was born in Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island. McDonald died on September 8, 1897. He is buried at Oak Grove Cemetery in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.

McDonald is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 31 credited to Rhode Island.

★ Flags & Colors

Official Medal of Honor citation

Capture of flag of the 26th North Carolina Infantry (C.S.A.).

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

Timeline

  1. Date unknown
    Born in Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island
  2. March 25, 1865
    Act of valor — Fort Stedman, Virginia
    Company L, 1st Connecticut Heavy Artillery
  3. July 21, 1865
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. September 8, 1897
    Died
  5. Resting place
    Oak Grove Cemetery
    Pawtucket, Rhode Island

Also honored for actions on March 25, 1865

JC Joseph Franklin Carter Captain · Army Civil War · 1865 Joseph B. Chambers Private · Army Civil War · 1865 JD John Milton Deane Major · Army Civil War · 1865 LG Levi B. Gaylord Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 CH Charles H. Houghton Captain · Army Civil War · 1865 WH William H. Howe Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 GL George H. Littlefield Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 JM James T. Murphy Private · Army Civil War · 1865 CO Charles Oliver Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 Charles H. Pinkham Sergeant Major · Army Civil War · 1865 GT George W. Thompkins Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865

More Civil War recipients from Rhode Island

JB James Albert Barber Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 BC Benjamin Ham Child Corporal · Army Civil War · 1862 TP Thomas Parker Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 WA William B. Avery Second Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1862 William J. Babcock Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 JB James H. Burbank Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1862
Sources. Service and award details compiled from the recipient record of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society. The narrative summary is generated from these records. Spotted an error? Send a correction.