George W. Harris, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Date of Birth: 06-Mar-1835
Place of Birth: Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States
Date of Death: 30-Jan-1920
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About George W. Harris
- George W.
- Harris (March 6, 1835 – January 30, 1921) was a United States soldier who fought with the Union Army during the American Civil War as a private with Company B of the 148th Pennsylvania Infantry, a regiment which "was present in every battle of the Army of the Potomac from Chancellorsville to the surrender at Appomattox and was in the hottest fighting of all of them except the Wilderness".On December 1, 1864, he received his nation's highest award for valor, the U.S.
- Medal of Honor, for capturing the enemy's flag while engaged in hand-to-hand combat with the enemy during the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House on May 12, 1864.
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