George W. Walton (March 27, 1844 – February 8, 1920) was an American veteran of the

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, who received the

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for valor. The medal was awarded on 6 August, 1902 for actions with the 97th Pennsylvania Infantry as a private at Fort Hell, Petersburg,

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, on 29 August, 1864. He was born in

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, and died in

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, where he is now buried at the Oxford Cemetery.

Medal of Honor citation

For extraordinary heroism on 29 August 1864, in action at Fort Hell, Petersburg, Virginia. Private Walton went outside the trenches, under heavy fire at short range, and rescued a comrade who had been wounded and thrown out of the trench by an exploding shell.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Walton, George 1844 births 1920 deaths American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor