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First Lieutenant · U.S. Army

George Henry Stockman

First Lieutenant George Henry Stockman, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on May 22, 1863 in Vicksburg, Mississippi during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War May 22, 1863Born in Germany

First Lieutenant George Henry Stockman, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on May 22, 1863 in Vicksburg, Mississippi during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company C, 6th Missouri Infantry. Stockman was 29 years old.

99 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on July 9, 1894, 31 years after the action.

Stockman was born on July 3, 1833 in Muenden, Germany — one of 130 recipients born in Germany. His Medal of Honor is credited to Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. Stockman died on June 30, 1912, at the age of 78. He is buried at West Laurel Hill Cemetery in Bala-Cynwyd, Pennsylvania.

Stockman is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 210 credited to Illinois.

Official Medal of Honor citation

Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party."

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

Places

  • Buried: West Laurel Hill Cemetery — map

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Timeline

  1. July 3, 1833
    Born in Muenden, Germany
  2. May 22, 1863
    Act of valor — Vicksburg, Mississippi
    Age 29. Company C, 6th Missouri Infantry
  3. July 9, 1894
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. June 30, 1912
    Died
    Age 78.
  5. Resting place
    West Laurel Hill Cemetery
    Bala-Cynwyd, Pennsylvania

Biography

George Henry Stockman (3 July 1833 - 30 June 1912) was a first lieutenant in the United States Army who was awarded the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the American Civil War. He was awarded the medal on 9 July 1894 for actions performed at the Siege of Vicksburg on 22 May 1863.

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Also honored for actions on May 22, 1863

CA Christian Albert Private · Army Civil War · 1863 WA William J. Archinal Corporal · Army Civil War · 1863 CA Clinton Lycurgus Armstrong Private · Army Civil War · 1863 DA David Ayers Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 JA John G. k Ayers Private · Army Civil War · 1863 WB William H. Barringer Private · Army Civil War · 1863 MB Matthew Bickford Corporal · Army Civil War · 1863 TB Thomas A. Blasdel Private · Army Civil War · 1863 EB Emmer Bowen Private · Army Civil War · 1863 UB Uriah H. Brown Private · Army Civil War · 1863 WB William P. Brownell Coxswain · Navy Civil War · 1863 JB John C. Buckley Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863

See all 100 recipients for May 22, 1863 →

More Civil War recipients from Illinois

GL George Washington Lucas Private · Army Civil War · 1864 George Henry Palmer Musician · Army Civil War · 1861 MH Milton Lorenzi Haney Regimental Chaplain · Army Civil War · 1864 Wells Howard Blodgett First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1862 SH Samuel Hymer Captain · Army Civil War · 1864 John Charles Black Lieutenant Colonel · Army Civil War · 1862
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.