The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Captain George Washington Mindil, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 5 May 1862, while serving with Company I, 61st Pennsylvania Infantry, in action at Williamsburg, Virginia. As aide-de-camp Captain Mindil led the charge with a part of a regiment, pierced the enemy’s center, silenced some of his artillery, and, getting in his rear, caused him to abandon his position.