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Submitted: 11/3/08 • Approved: 2/11/10 • Last Updated: 2/17/13 • R81766-G0-S3
The President of the United States
in the name of
The Congress
takes pleasure in presenting the
Medal of Honor
to
GRANT, GEORGE
Rank and Organization: Sergeant, Company E, 18th U.S. Infantry. Place and Date: At Fort Phil Kearny to Fort C. F. Smith, Dakota Territory, February 1867. Birth: Raleigh, Tenn. Date of Issue: 6 May 1871. Sergeant, Company E, 18th U.S. Infantry. Place and Date: At Fort Phil Kearny to Fort C. F. Smith, Dakota Territory, February 1867. Birth: Raleigh, Tenn. Date of Issue: 6 May 1871.
Citation:
Bravery, energy, and perseverance, involving much suffering and privation through attacks by hostile Indians, deep snows, etc., while voluntarily carrying dispatches.
Contributed on 11/3/08 by mjb.mizzou.69
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