Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Farrier George E. Meach received the Medal of Honor for his actions on September 19, 1864 in Winchester, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company I, 6th New York Cavalry. Meach was about 20 years old.
14 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on September 27, 1864. He later rose to the rank of Sergeant.
Meach was born in 1844 in New York. Meach died on March 21, 1873, at the age of about 29. He is buried at Pine Grove Cemetery in Fillmore, New York.
Meach is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 678 credited to New York.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Capture of flag.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: American Civil War.
Places
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Timeline
- 1844Born in New York
- September 19, 1864Act of valor — Winchester, VirginiaAge about 20. Company I, 6th New York Cavalry
- September 27, 1864Medal of Honor presented
- March 21, 1873DiedAge about 29.
- Resting placePine Grove CemeteryFillmore, New York
Biography
George E. Meach (c. 1844 – March 21, 1873) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the Battle of Opequon more commonly called the Third Battle of Winchester, Virginia on September 19, 1864. Meach enlisted in the Army from New York in November 1861, and was assigned to the 6th New York Cavalry. He transferred to the 2nd New York Provisional Cavalry in June 1865, and was discharged in August.
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