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Second Lieutenant · U.S. Army

George Greenville Benedict

Second Lieutenant George Greenville Benedict, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on July 3, 1863 in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War July 3, 1863

Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Second Lieutenant George Greenville Benedict received the Medal of Honor for his actions on July 3, 1863 in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company C (Howard Guards), 12th Vermont Infantry. Benedict was 36 years old.

30 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on June 27, 1892, 28 years after the action.

Benedict was born on December 10, 1826 in Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont. Benedict died on April 8, 1907 in Camden, North Carolina, at the age of 80. He is buried at Green Mount Cemetery in Burlington, Vermont.

Benedict is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 47 credited to Vermont.

Official Medal of Honor citation

Passed through a murderous fire of grape and canister in delivering order and re-formed the crowded lines.

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

Battles and campaigns

Also served in: American Civil War.

Life beyond the battlefield

  • Occupations: editor

Source: Wikidata.

Places

  • Born: Burlington — map
  • Died: Burlington — map
  • Buried: Greenmount Cemetery — map

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Timeline

  1. December 10, 1826
    Born in Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont
  2. July 3, 1863
    Act of valor — Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
    Age 36. Company C (Howard Guards), 12th Vermont Infantry
  3. June 27, 1892
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. April 8, 1907
    Died in Camden, North Carolina
    Age 80.
  5. Resting place
    Green Mount Cemetery
    Burlington, Vermont

Biography

George Grenville Benedict (December 10, 1826 – April 8, 1907) was an American politician, newspaper editor and soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Benedict was awarded the country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action during the Battle of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania on July 3, 1863. He was honored with the award on June 27, 1892.

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Also honored for actions on July 3, 1863

EB Elijah William Bacon Private · Army Civil War · 1863 ✦ MB Morris Brown Jr. Captain · Army Civil War · 1863 ✦ HC Hugh Carey Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 ✦ JC John E. Clopp Private · Army Civil War · 1863 Alonzo H. Cushing First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1863 ✦ JD Joseph H. Decastro Corporal · Army Civil War · 1863 GD George H. Dore Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 Benjamin Frank Falls Color Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 ✦ CF Christopher Flynn Corporal · Army Civil War · 1863 Frederick W. Fuger Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 William B. Hincks Sergeant Major · Army Civil War · 1863 Benjamin H. Jellison Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863

See all 31 recipients for July 3, 1863 →

More Civil War recipients from Vermont

EJ Erastus W. Jewett First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1864 Julian A. Scott Drummer · Army Civil War · 1862 Theodore Safford Peck First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1864 Alexander Scott Corporal · Army Civil War · 1864 Squire Edward Howard First Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 WN William W. Noyes Private · Army Civil War · 1864
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.