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Awards Received

  • Medal of Honor

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Private

    Division:

    11th Pennsylvania Infantry

    Action Date:

    August 21, 1864

    Date of Issue: September 6, 1864

    The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Private George W. Reed, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 21 August 1864, while serving with Company E, 11th Pennsylvania Infantry, in action at Weldon Railroad, Virginia, for capture of the flag of 24th North Carolina Volunteers (Confederate States of America).