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Theodore Hyatt

First Sergeant Theodore Hyatt, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on May 22, 1863 in Vicksburg, Mississippi during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War May 22, 1863

First Sergeant Theodore Hyatt was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on May 22, 1863 in Vicksburg, Mississippi during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company D, 127th Illinois Infantry. Hyatt was 32 years old.

99 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on July 9, 1894, 31 years after the action.

Hyatt was born on July 3, 1830 in Pennsylvania. His Medal of Honor is credited to Gardner, Grundy County, Illinois. Hyatt died on May 7, 1900 in Joliet, Illinois, at the age of 69. He is buried at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery. Records also list him as George Theodore Hyatt.

Hyatt is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 210 credited to Illinois.

Official Medal of Honor citation

Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party."

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

Battles and campaigns

Also served in: American Civil War.

Places

  • Born: Pennsylvania — map
  • Died: Illinois — map
  • Buried: Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery — map

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Timeline

  1. July 3, 1830
    Born in Pennsylvania
  2. May 22, 1863
    Act of valor — Vicksburg, Mississippi
    Age 32. Company D, 127th Illinois Infantry
  3. July 9, 1894
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. May 7, 1900
    Died in Joliet, Illinois
    Age 69.
  5. Resting place
    Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery

Biography

George Theodore Hyatt (1830–1900) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the Siege of Vicksburg on May 22, 1863. Hyatt joined the 127th Illinois Infantry in August 1862, and was discharged in March 1865 for a wound received during the Atlanta campaign.

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Also honored for actions on May 22, 1863

CA Christian Albert Private · Army Civil War · 1863 WA William J. Archinal Corporal · Army Civil War · 1863 CA Clinton Lycurgus Armstrong Private · Army Civil War · 1863 DA David Ayers Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 JA John G. k Ayers Private · Army Civil War · 1863 WB William H. Barringer Private · Army Civil War · 1863 MB Matthew Bickford Corporal · Army Civil War · 1863 TB Thomas A. Blasdel Private · Army Civil War · 1863 EB Emmer Bowen Private · Army Civil War · 1863 UB Uriah H. Brown Private · Army Civil War · 1863 WB William P. Brownell Coxswain · Navy Civil War · 1863 JB John C. Buckley Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863

See all 100 recipients for May 22, 1863 →

More Civil War recipients from Illinois

HD Henry Dow Boatswain's Mate · Navy Civil War · 1863 Loyd Wheaton Lieutenant Colonel · Army Civil War · 1865 JW John W. Whitmore Private · Army Civil War · 1865 JV James David Vernay Second Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1863 AA Abner Peeler Allen Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 Edward Burson Spalding Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1862
Sources. Service and award details compiled from the recipient record of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, Wikidata and Wikipedia. The narrative summary is generated from these records. Spotted an error? Send a correction.