Corporal George William Tyrrell, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on May 14, 1864 in Resaca, Georgia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company H, 5th Ohio Infantry. Tyrrell was about 22 years old.
4 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on April 7, 1865. He later rose to the rank of First Sergeant.
Tyrrell was born in 1842 in Ireland — one of 258 recipients born in Ireland. His Medal of Honor is credited to Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio.
Tyrrell is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 256 credited to Ohio.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Capture of flag.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: American Civil War.
Places
- Born: Ireland — map
Timeline
- 1842Born in Ireland
- May 14, 1864Act of valor — Resaca, GeorgiaAge about 22. Company H, 5th Ohio Infantry
- April 7, 1865Medal of Honor presented
Biography
George William Tyrrell was a Union Army officer in the American Civil War who received the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor. Tyrrell was born in Ireland and entered service in Hamilton County, Ohio. He was awarded the Medal of Honor, for extraordinary heroism shown on May 14, 1864, while serving as a corporal with Company G, 5th New York Cavalry, at Battle of Resaca in Georgia. Tyrrell won his medal for capturing a Confederate battle flag. His Medal of Honor was issued on June 11, 1895. It is not known when Tyrrell was born, when he died or where he was buried.
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