The President of the United States
in the name of
The Congress
takes pleasure in presenting the

Medal of Honor

to

 

BENEDICT, GEORGE G.

Rank and Organization: Second Lieutenant, Company C, 12th Vermont Infantry. Place and Date: At Gettysburg, Pa., 3 July 1863. Entered Service At: Burlington, Vt. Birth: Burlington, Vt. Date of Issue: 27 June 1892.

Citation:

Passed through a murderous fire of grape and canister in delivering orders and re-formed the crowded lines.

 

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