Medal of Honor
November 25, 1863
Missionary Ridge, Tennessee, USA
- Rank at action
- Sergeant
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- U.S. Civil War
- Unit or command
- Company C, 15th Indiana Infantry
- Presentation date
- September 28, 1897
The Citation
Sources ↓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.
Separately preserved current-source wording
Captured from the linked current recipient source; it is not a new comparison with an original General Order.
As color bearer, led his regiment in the assault, and, though wounded, carried the flag forward to the enemy's works, where he was again wounded. In a brigade of eight regiments this flag was the first planted on the parapet.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- George Lovell Banks — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-26
current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison
Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-000577
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-26
- Entered service at
- Allen County, Ind.
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- 471532d1d8eefabec736a3cb30205144237d0ccd31bf1c9884f2ec823fabd0c0
Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; current rendered profile variants documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.
The current reference profile expands the middle name and corrects the legacy/Army-index citation typo “nag” to “flag.” The complete inherited citation remains preserved separately.