Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Corporal George H. Littlefield received the Medal of Honor for his actions on March 25, 1865 at Fort Fisher, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company G, 1st Maine Veteran Infantry. Littlefield was 22 years old.
11 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on June 22, 1885, 20 years after the action.
Littlefield was born on May 2, 1842 in Skowhegan, Somerset County, Maine. Littlefield died on December 25, 1919 in Richmond, Maine, at the age of 77. He is buried at The Cotton Cemetery in Richmond, Maine.
Littlefield is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 66 credited to Maine.
Official Medal of Honor citation
The color sergeant having been wounded, this soldier picked up the flag and bore it to the front, to the great encouragement of the charging column.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: American Civil War.
Places
Timeline
- May 2, 1842Born in Skowhegan, Somerset County, Maine
- March 25, 1865Act of valor — Fort Fisher, VirginiaAge 22. Company G, 1st Maine Veteran Infantry
- June 22, 1885Medal of Honor presented
- December 25, 1919Died in Richmond, MaineAge 77.
- Resting placeThe Cotton CemeteryRichmond, Maine
Biography
George H. Littlefield (May 2, 1842 – December 25, 1919) was a corporal in the Union Army and a Medal of Honor recipient for his actions in the American Civil War.
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