George Greenville Benedict
Born: December 10, 1826 at Burlington, Vermont
Home Town: Burlington, Vermont
Medal of Honor
U.S. Army
American Civil War
Date of Issue: June 27, 1892
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Second Lieutenant George Greenville Benedict, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 3 July 1863, while serving with Company C (Howard Guards), 12th Vermont Infantry, in action at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Second Lieutenant Benedict passed through a murderous fire of grape and canister in delivering orders and re-formed the crowded lines.
