Civil War
George L. Banks
Sergeant · U.S. Army
Company C, 15th Indiana Infantry
25 November 1863 · Missionary Ridge, Tennessee
CC BY-SA 3.0. Steven Varner Source file
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Indiana
- Action
- Missionary Ridge, Tennessee
The citation
Official citation
As color bearer, led his regiment in the assault, and, though wounded, carried the nag forward to the enemy's works, where he was again wounded. In a brigade of 8 regiments this flag was the first planted on the parapet.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
