Medal of Honor: George C. Williams, Civil War

Medal of Honor

WILLIAMS, GEORGE C.

Rank and organization:

Quartermaster Sergeant, 1st Battalion.

Place and date:

At Gaines' Mill, Virginia, 27 June, 1862.

Issued 28 August, 1897

Citation:

While on duty with the wagon train as quartermaster sergeant, he voluntarily left his place of safety
in the rear, joined a company, and fought with distinguished gallantry through the action at Gaines' Mill, Virginia.

Williams was born in England on December 9, 1839, emigrated to the United States, and joined the Union Army
during the American Civil War. He served as Quartermaster Sergeant of the 1st Battalion of the 14th Infantry Regiment.