Private George J. Shopp was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on April 1, 1865 in Five Forks, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company E, 191st Pennsylvania Infantry. Shopp was 30 years old.
21 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on April 27, 1865. He later rose to the rank of Corporal.
Shopp was born on September 8, 1834 in Equinunk, Wayne County, Pennsylvania. His Medal of Honor is credited to Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania. Shopp died on March 24, 1924 in Denver, Colorado, at the age of 89. He is buried at Yuma Cemetery in Yuma, Colorado.
Shopp is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 380 credited to Pennsylvania.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Capture of flag.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Places
- Buried: Yuma Cemetery — map
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Timeline
- September 8, 1834Born in Equinunk, Wayne County, Pennsylvania
- April 1, 1865Act of valor — Five Forks, VirginiaAge 30. Company E, 191st Pennsylvania Infantry
- April 27, 1865Medal of Honor presented
- March 24, 1924Died in Denver, ColoradoAge 89.
- Resting placeYuma CemeteryYuma, Colorado
Biography
George J. Shopp (8 September 1834 – 24 March 1924) was a corporal in the United States Army who was awarded the Medal of Honor for gallantry at the Battle of Five Forks in Virginia during the American Civil War.
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