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George Lloyd

Sergeant George Lloyd, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on December 29, 1890 at Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota during the Indian Campaigns.

Indian Campaigns December 29, 1890Born in Ireland

Sergeant George Lloyd, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on December 29, 1890 at Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota during the Indian Campaigns. At the time he was serving with Company I, 7th U.S. Cavalry. Lloyd was about 47 years old.

18 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on April 16, 1891. He later rose to the rank of First Sergeant.

Lloyd was born in 1843 in County Tyrone, Ireland — one of 258 recipients born in Ireland. His Medal of Honor is credited to Canton, Van Zandt County, Texas. Lloyd died on December 17, 1892 in Fort Riley, Kansas, at the age of about 49. He is buried at Fort Riley Post Cemetery in Fort Riley, Kansas. Records also list him as Loyd, George.

Lloyd is one of 426 Medal of Honor recipients from the Indian Campaigns and one of 78 credited to Texas.

Official Medal of Honor citation

Bravery, especially after having been severely wounded through the lung.

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

Places

  • Born: County Tyrone — map
  • Died: Fort Riley — map
  • Buried: Fort Riley Post Cemetery — map

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Timeline

  1. 1843
    Born in County Tyrone, Ireland
  2. December 29, 1890
    Act of valor — Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota
    Age about 47. Company I, 7th U.S. Cavalry
  3. April 16, 1891
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. December 17, 1892
    Died in Fort Riley, Kansas
    Age about 49.
  5. Resting place
    Fort Riley Post Cemetery
    Fort Riley, Kansas

Biography

George Loyd (1843 – December 17, 1892), whose last name was occasionally spelled "Lloyd," was a United States Army soldier. He fought in the Battle of the Little Big Horn and in the Battle of Wounded Knee, now called the Wounded Knee Massacre, receiving the Medal of Honor for his actions in the latter. Loyd initially enlisted in the U.S. Army in March 1866. He re-enlisted in March 1869, April 1874, April 1879, April 1884, and April 1889, spending most of his adult life in military service. During the Battle of Wounded Knee, he suffered a lung injury. In December 1892, Loyd killed himself at Fort Riley, Kansas.

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Also honored for actions on December 29, 1890

WA William Grafton Austin Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1890 JC John E. Clancy Musician · Army Indian Campaigns · 1890 MF Mosheim Feaster Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1890 Ernest Albert Garlington First Lieutenant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1890 John Channing Gresham First Lieutenant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1890 MH Mathew H. Hamilton Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1890 JH Joshua B. Hartzog Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1890 HH Harry Leroy Hawthorne Second Lieutenant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1890 MH Marvin C. Hillock Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1890 George Hobday Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1890 BJ Bernhard Jetter Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1890 AM Albert Walter McMillian Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1890

See all 19 recipients for December 29, 1890 →

Same unit

RN Richard J. Nolan Farrier · Army Indian Campaigns · 1890

More Indian Campaigns recipients from Texas

PF Pompey Factor Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1875 WM William McCabe Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1874 IP Isaac Payne Trumpeter · Army Indian Campaigns · 1875 JC John Connor Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1870 FM Franklin M. McDonald Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1872 Robert Lee Howze Second Lieutenant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1891
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.