George Wilhelm

The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Captain (Infantry) George Wilhelm, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 16 May 1863, while serving with Company F, 56th Ohio Infantry, in action at Champion Hill (Baker’s Creek), Mississippi. Having been badly wounded in the breast and captured, Captain Wilhelm made a prisoner of his captor and brought him into camp.