Private George Washington Walton was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on August 29, 1864 at Fort Hell, Petersburg, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company C, 97th Pennsylvania Infantry. Walton was 20 years old.
The medal was presented on August 6, 1902, 37 years after the action. He later rose to the rank of Sergeant.
Walton was born on March 27, 1844 in Upper Oxford Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. Walton died on February 8, 1920 in Oxford, Pennsylvania, at the age of 75. He is buried at Oxford Cemetery in Oxford, Pennsylvania.
Walton is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 380 credited to Pennsylvania.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Went outside the trenches, under heavy fire at short-range, and rescued a comrade who had been wounded and thrown out of the trench by an exploding shell.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Timeline
- March 27, 1844Born in Upper Oxford Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania
- August 29, 1864Act of valor — Fort Hell, Petersburg, VirginiaAge 20. Company C, 97th Pennsylvania Infantry
- August 6, 1902Medal of Honor presented
- February 8, 1920Died in Oxford, PennsylvaniaAge 75.
- Resting placeOxford CemeteryOxford, Pennsylvania
Biography
George W. Walton (March 27, 1844 – February 8, 1920) was an American veteran of the American Civil War, who received the Medal of Honor for valor. The medal was awarded on 6 August 1902 for actions with the 97th Pennsylvania Infantry as a private at Fort Hell, Petersburg, Virginia, on 29 August 1864. He was born in Upper Oxford Township, Pennsylvania, and died in Oxford, Pennsylvania, where he is now buried at the Oxford Cemetery.
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