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{{Infobox military person |name=George W. Harris |born= {{birth date|1835|3|6}} |died= {{death date|1920|1|30}} or 1921<ref name="deathdate">Sources are inconsistent on Harris' year of death. His government issued headstone [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=5858483&PIpi=484224 gives January 30, 1921], while his personal headstone [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=5858483&PIpi=484223 gives 1920].</ref> |placeofbirth= [[Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania|Schuylkill, Pennsylvania]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~paschuy2/moh.html |title=Schuylkill County Medal of Honor Recipients |publisher=rootsweb.com |accessdate=2009-07-31}}</ref> |placeofdeath= |placeofburial= [[Union Cemetery (Bellefonte, Pennsylvania)|Union Cemetery]], [[Bellefonte, Pennsylvania]] |placeofburial_label= Place of burial |image= |caption= |nickname= |allegiance= [[United States|United States of America]]<br/>[[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] |branch= [[United States Army]]<br/>[[Union Army]] |serviceyears= |rank= [[Private (rank)|Private]] |commands= |unit=Company B, 148th Pennsylvania Infantry |battles=[[American Civil War]]<br/>{{*}} [[Battle of Spotsylvania Court House]] |awards=[[Medal of Honor]] |laterwork= }} '''George W. Harris''' (March 6, 1835 – January 30, 1920 or 1921<ref name="deathdate"/>) was a [[Union Army]] soldier during the [[American Civil War]] and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the [[Medal of Honor]], for his actions at the [[Battle of Spotsylvania Court House]].<ref name="citation">{{cite web |title=Civil War Medal of Honor Recipients (A–L) |work=Medal of Honor citations |publisher= [[United States Army Center of Military History]] |date=January 27, 2009 |url=http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/civwaral.html |accessdate=2009-07-28}}</ref> Harris died at age 84 or 85 and was buried at [[Union Cemetery (Bellefonte, Pennsylvania)|Union Cemetery]] in [[Bellefonte, Pennsylvania]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=5858483|title=George W. Harris (1835–1920)|date=October 19, 2001 |publisher=[[Find A Grave]]|accessdate=2009-07-28}}</ref> ==Medal of Honor citation== Rank and organization: Private, Company B, 148th Pennsylvania Infantry. Place and date: At Spotsylvania, Va., 12 May 1864. Entered service at: Bellefonte, Pa. Birth: Schuylkill, Pa. Date of issue: 1 December 1864.<ref name="citation"/> Citation: <blockquote>Capture of flag, wresting it from the color bearer and shooting an officer who attempted to regain it.<ref name="citation"/></blockquote> ==See also== {{Portal box|Biography|United States Army|American Civil War}} *[[List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: G–L#G|List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: G–L]] ==References== :{{ACMH}} {{Reflist}} {{Persondata |NAME= Harris, George W. |ALTERNATIVE NAMES= |SHORT DESCRIPTION= [[United States Army]] [[Medal of Honor]] recipient |DATE OF BIRTH= |PLACE OF BIRTH= [[Schuylkill, Pennsylvania]] |DATE OF DEATH= |PLACE OF DEATH= }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Harris, George W.}} [[Category:1835 births]] [[Category:1920s deaths]] [[Category:People from Centre County, Pennsylvania]] [[Category:Union Army soldiers]] [[Category:Army Medal of Honor recipients]]
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