Sergeant George Uhrl was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on June 30, 1862 at White Oak Swamp Bridge, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Light Battery F, 5th U.S. Artillery. Uhrl was 23 years old.
6 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on April 4, 1898, 35 years after the action.
Uhrl was born on October 21, 1838 in Baden, Germany — one of 130 recipients born in Germany. His Medal of Honor is credited to New York, New York. Uhrl died on September 28, 1911 in New York, New York, at the age of 72. He is buried at The Lutheran All Faiths Cemetery in Middle Village, New York. Records also list him as Uhri, George.
Uhrl is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 678 credited to New York.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Was one of a party of three who, under heavy fire of advancing enemy, voluntarily secured and saved from capture a field gun belonging to another battery and which had been deserted by its officers and men.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: American Civil War.
Places
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Timeline
- October 21, 1838Born in Baden, Germany
- June 30, 1862Act of valor — White Oak Swamp Bridge, VirginiaAge 23. Light Battery F, 5th U.S. Artillery
- April 4, 1898Medal of Honor presented
- September 28, 1911Died in New York, New YorkAge 72.
- Resting placeThe Lutheran All Faiths CemeteryMiddle Village, New York
Biography
George Uhrie (often misspelled Uhrl and also spelled as Uhri) (October 21, 1838 – September 28, 1911) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of America's highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor.
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Further reading
- Continuing Service: Law Enforcement Medal of Honor Recipientscmohs.org · 2022
