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George W. Hooker

Civil War
First Lieutenant, Company E, 4th Vermont Infantry, U.S. Army. Awarded for actions at South Mountain, MD.
September 14, 1862

Born in Salem, NY, Hooker entered service at Boston, MA.

Citation: Rode alone, in advance of his regiment, into the enemy's lines, and before his own men came up received the surrender of the major of a Confederate regiment, together with the colors and 116 men.