Civil War
George C. Platt
Private · U.S. Army
Troop H, 6th U.S. Cavalry
At Fairfield, Pa., 3 July 63. · Place not recorded
Public domain. "Sheridan's Last Home", in "The Daily Times", Richmond, Virginia, August 15, 1888, p. 4 (public domain courtesy of the U.S. Library of Congress). URL: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86071854/1888-08-15/ed-1/seq-4/# Source file
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Action
- George C. Platt, At Fairfield, Pa., 3 July 63.
The citation
Official citation
Seized the regimental flag upon the death of the standard bearer in a hand_to_hand fight and prevented it from falling into the hands of the enemy.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.