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George E. Davis (Medal of Honor)

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Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, Company D, 10th Vermont Infantry. Place and date: At Monocacy, Md., 9 July 1864. Entered service at: Burlington, Vt. Birth: Dunstable, Mass. Date of issue: 27 May 1892.
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On May 27, 1892, Davis received the Medal of Honor for his command of the bridge defense at Monocacy. He died at the Vermont Soldiers' Home in Bennington, Vermont, and is buried in
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While in command of a small force, held the approaches to the 2 bridges against repeated assaults of superior numbers, thereby materially delaying Early's advance on Washington.
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for three months service. After his three-month enlistment expired, he returned to his civilian job.
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Davis continued to serve with the 10th Vermont Infantry and was promoted to captain during the
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call for more volunteers in July 1862, Davis re-enlisted as a private in Company D,
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After the war, Davis became a companion of the Vermont Commandery of the
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At the start of the war in April 1861, Davis enlisted in the
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