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George W. Welch

Private George W. Welch, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on December 16, 1864 in Nashville, Tennessee during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War December 16, 1864

Private George W. Welch was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on December 16, 1864 in Nashville, Tennessee during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company A, 11th Missouri Infantry. Welch was about 21 years old.

15 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on February 24, 1865.

Welch was born in 1843 in Brown County, Iowa. His Medal of Honor is credited to Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa.

Welch is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 55 credited to Iowa.

★ Flags & Colors

Official Medal of Honor citation

Captured the flag of the 13th Alabama Infantry (C.S.A.).

Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.

Timeline

  1. 1843
    Born in Brown County, Iowa
  2. December 16, 1864
    Act of valor — Nashville, Tennessee
    Age about 21. Company A, 11th Missouri Infantry
  3. February 24, 1865
    Medal of Honor presented

Biography

George W. Welch (1843 - ?) was an American soldier who was awarded the Medal of Honor during the American Civil War. The medal was presented on 24 February 1865 for actions with 11th Missouri Infantry at the Battle of Nashville on 16 December 1864.

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Also honored for actions on December 16, 1864

Marion T. Anderson Captain · Army Civil War · 1864 Franklin Carr Corporal · Army Civil War · 1864 OC Oliver Colwell First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1864 WG William Garrett Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 Thomas Parke Gere First Lieutenant & Adjutant · Army Civil War · 1864 DH Daniel Irving Holcomb Private · Army Civil War · 1864 LK Luther Kaltenbach Corporal · Army Civil War · 1864 WM William C. May Private · Army Civil War · 1864 Charles H. McCleary First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1864 WM Wilbur F. Moore Private · Army Civil War · 1864 JP James W. Parks Corporal · Army Civil War · 1864 WS William Thomas Simmons First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1864

See all 16 recipients for December 16, 1864 →

Same unit

Menomen O'Donnell First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1864

More Civil War recipients from Iowa

John Henry Hays Private · Army Civil War · 1865 James Dunlavy Private · Army Civil War · 1864 Richard H. Cosgriff Private · Army Civil War · 1865 Calvary Morris Young Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 Norman Francis Bates Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 Edward James Bebb Private · Army Civil War · 1865
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