BENEDICT, GEORGE G. - Medal of Honor Recipient
Rank and organization: Second Lieutenant, Company C, 12th Vermont Infantry.
Place and date: At Gettysburg, Pa., 3 July 1863. Entered service at: Burlington,
Vt. Birth: Burlington, Vt. Date of issue: 27 June 1892. Citation: Passed
through a murderous fire of grape and canister in delivering orders and
re-formed the crowded lines.
This data was extracted from the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, U.S. Senate, Medal of Honor Recipients: 1863-1973 (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1973)
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