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Private · U.S. Army

George S. Myers

Private George S. Myers, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on September 19, 1863 in Chickamauga, Georgia during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War September 19, 1863

Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Private George S. Myers received the Medal of Honor for his actions on September 19, 1863 in Chickamauga, Georgia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company F, 101st Ohio Infantry. Myers was 20 years old.

2 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on April 9, 1894, 30 years after the action.

Myers was born on January 26, 1843 in Fairfield, Butler County, Ohio. His Medal of Honor is credited to Tiffin, Seneca County, Ohio. Myers died on August 21, 1917 in Hermosa Beach, California, at the age of 74. He is buried at Inglewood Park Cemetery in Inglewood, California.

Myers is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 256 credited to Ohio.

★ Flags & Colors

Official Medal of Honor citation

Saved the regimental colors by greatest personal devotion and bravery.

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

Timeline

  1. January 26, 1843
    Born in Fairfield, Butler County, Ohio
  2. September 19, 1863
    Act of valor — Chickamauga, Georgia
    Age 20. Company F, 101st Ohio Infantry
  3. April 9, 1894
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. August 21, 1917
    Died in Hermosa Beach, California
    Age 74.
  5. Resting place
    Inglewood Park Cemetery
    Inglewood, California

Also honored for actions on September 19, 1863

William J. Carson Musician · Army Civil War · 1863 William E. Richey Corporal · Army Civil War · 1863

More Civil War recipients from Ohio

Richard Willis Dewitt Corporal · Army Civil War · 1863 JS James (Ovid) Smith Private · Army Civil War · 1862 MR Marion A. Ross Sergeant Major · Army Civil War · 1862 ✦ WB William Bensinger Private · Army Civil War · 1862 Franz Frey Corporal · Army Civil War · 1863 SL Smith Larimer Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865
Sources. Service and award details compiled from the recipient record of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society. The narrative summary is generated from these records. Spotted an error? Send a correction.