Sergeant George Schneider was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on July 30, 1864 in Petersburg, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company A, 3d Maryland Veteran Infantry. Schneider was 19 years old.
21 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on July 27, 1896, 31 years after the action.
Schneider was born on November 8, 1844 in Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland. Schneider died on January 2, 1929 in Baltimore, Maryland, at the age of 84. He is buried at The Baltimore Cemetery in Baltimore, Maryland.
Schneider is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 85 credited to Maryland.
Official Medal of Honor citation
After the color sergeant had been shot down, seized the colors and planted them on the enemy's works during the charge.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Places
- Buried: Baltimore Cemetery — map
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Timeline
- November 8, 1844Born in Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland
- July 30, 1864Act of valor — Petersburg, VirginiaAge 19. Company A, 3d Maryland Veteran Infantry
- July 27, 1896Medal of Honor presented
- January 2, 1929Died in Baltimore, MarylandAge 84.
- Resting placeThe Baltimore CemeteryBaltimore, Maryland
Biography
George Schneider (7 November 1844 - 2 January 1929) was a sergeant in the United States Army who was awarded the Presidential Medal of Honor for gallantry during the American Civil War. He was awarded the medal on 27 July 1896 for actions performed at the Battle of the Crater in Virginia on 30 July 1864.
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