Sergeant George Geiger, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on June 25, 1876 at Little Big Horn River, Montana during the Indian Campaigns. At the time he was serving with Company H, 7th U.S. Cavalry. Geiger was about 33 years old.
22 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on October 5, 1878, 2 years after the action.
Geiger was born in 1843 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. His Medal of Honor is credited to St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri. Geiger died on January 23, 1904 in Dayton, Ohio, at the age of about 61. He is buried at Dayton National Cemetery in Dayton, Ohio.
Geiger is one of 426 Medal of Honor recipients from the Indian Campaigns and one of 78 credited to Missouri.
Official Medal of Honor citation
With three comrades during the entire engagement courageously held a position that secured water for the command.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
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- 1843Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
- June 25, 1876Act of valor — Little Big Horn River, MontanaAge about 33. Company H, 7th U.S. Cavalry
- October 5, 1878Medal of Honor presented
- January 23, 1904Died in Dayton, OhioAge about 61.
- Resting placeDayton National CemeteryDayton, Ohio
Biography
George Geiger (c. 1843–1904) was a sergeant in the United States Army and the recipient to the highest military decoration for valor in combat — the Medal of Honor — for having distinguished himself at the Battle of the Little Big Horn on June 25, 1876, during the Indian Wars.
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