Private George Washington Thompson, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on May 17, 1870 in Little Blue, Nebraska during the Indian Campaigns. At the time he was serving with Company C, 2d U.S. Cavalry. Thompson was about 23 years old.
4 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on June 22, 1870.
Thompson was born in 1847 in Victory, Cayuga County, New York. His Medal of Honor is credited to Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York.
Thompson is one of 426 Medal of Honor recipients from the Indian Campaigns and one of 678 credited to New York.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Gallantry in action.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: American Indian Wars.
Places
- Born: Victory — map
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Timeline
- 1847Born in Victory, Cayuga County, New York
- May 17, 1870Act of valor — Little Blue, NebraskaAge about 23. Company C, 2d U.S. Cavalry
- June 22, 1870Medal of Honor presented
Biography
George Washington Thompson (1847 – unknown) was a Private in the U.S. Army who served with the 2nd U.S. Cavalry during the Indian Wars. He was one of five men received the Medal of Honor for gallantry fighting the Plains Indians at the Little Blue River in Little Blue, Nebraska on May 15, 1870.
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