Medal of Honor
July 30, 1864
Petersburg, Virginia, USA
- Rank at action
- Sergeant
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- Civil War
- Unit or command
- Company A, 3d Maryland Veteran Infantry
The Citation
Sources ↓After the color sergeant had been shot down, seized the colors and planted them on the enemy's works during the charge.
Sources & record notes
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- George Schneider — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-28
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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-001083
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-28
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- f7834c72834eaa19d5c240a0899d40d444891a6f6558ff0bb6b584100b7f824f
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