George W. Thompson

Military Person

1847 –

28

Who is George W. Thompson?

George Washington Thompson was a Private in the U.S. Army who served with the 2nd U.S. Cavalry during the Indian Wars. He was one of five men received the Medal of Honor for gallantry fighting the Plains Indians at the Little Blue River in Little Blue, Nebraska on May 15, 1870.

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Born
1847
Victory
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  • George Thompson

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on July 23, 2013

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