Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Private George Henry Maynard received the Medal of Honor for his actions on December 13, 1862 in Fredericksburg, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company D, 13th Massachusetts Infantry. Maynard was 26 years old.
17 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on 1898, 36 years after the action. He later rose to the rank of Brevet Major.
Maynard was born on February 2, 1836 in Waltham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. His Medal of Honor is credited to Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Maynard died on December 26, 1927, at the age of 91. He is buried at Mount Peake Cemetery in Walthan, Massachusetts. His medal is held by Ancient & Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts, Boston, MA.
Maynard is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 265 credited to Massachusetts.
Official Medal of Honor citation
A wounded and helpless comrade, having been left on the skirmish line, this soldier voluntarily returned to the front under a severe fire and carried the wounded man to a place of safety.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
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- Occupations: jeweler
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- February 2, 1836Born in Waltham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
- December 13, 1862Act of valor — Fredericksburg, VirginiaAge 26. Company D, 13th Massachusetts Infantry
- 1898Medal of Honor presented
- December 26, 1927DiedAge 91.
- Resting placeMount Peake CemeteryWalthan, Massachusetts
Biography
George H. Maynard (February 2, 1836 - December 26, 1927) was a Union Army soldier in the American Civil War who received the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor.
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