George Lovell Banks (October 13, 1839 - August 20, 1924) was an American soldier who received the
Medal of Honor for valor during the
American Civil War.
Biography
Banks joined the
15th Indiana Infantry Regiment
The 15th Indiana Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Service
The 15th Indiana Infantry was organized at Lafayette, Indiana for a one-year enlistment in May 1861. It was subsequen ...
in June 1861, and mustered out three years later. He received the Medal of Honor on February 18, 1891, for his actions at the
Battle of Missionary Ridge
The Battle of Missionary Ridge was fought on November 25, 1863, as part of the Chattanooga Campaign of the American Civil War. Following the Union victory in the Battle of Lookout Mountain on November 24, Union forces in the Military Division of ...
.
He died at his home in
Independence, Kansas
Independence is a city in and the county seat of Montgomery County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 8,548. It was named in commemoration of the Declaration of Independence.
History
Independence w ...
, on August 20, 1924.
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Medal of Honor citation
Citation:
As color bearer, led his regiment in the assault, and, though wounded, carried the flag forward to the enemy's works, where he was again wounded. In a brigade of 8 regiments this flag was the first planted on the parapet.Congressional Medal of Honor Society
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See also
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List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: A-F
References
External links
*
''Military Times''
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1839 births
1924 deaths
Union Army soldiers
United States Army Medal of Honor recipients
People from Lake County, Ohio
People of Ohio in the American Civil War
American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor