List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: G–L
Name Service Rank Unit/Command Place of action Date of action Notes
Charles H. Ilgenfritz Army Sergeant Company E , 207th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment Fort Sedgwick , Virginia Apr 2 , 1865 The color bearer falling , pierced by 7 balls , he immediately sprang forward and grasped the colors , planting them upon the enemy 's forts amid a murderous fire of grape , canister , and musketry from the enemy
Lorenzo D. Immell Army E-04 Corporal Company F , 2nd U.S . Artillery Battle of Wilson 's Creek , Missouri Aug 10 , 1861 Bravery in action
Lewis J. Ingalls Army E-01 Private K , 8th Vermont Volunteer Infantry Regiment Boutte Station , Louisiana Sep 4 , 1862 A railroad train guarded by about 60 men on flat cars having been sidetracked by a misplaced switch into an ambuscade of guerrillas who were rapidly shooting down the unprotected guards , this soldier , under a severe fire in which he was wounded , ran to another switch and , opening it , enabled the train and the surviving guards to escape
Leonidas H. Inscho Army E-04 Corporal K , 12th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment Battle of South Mountain , Maryland Sep 14 , 1862 Alone and unaided and with his left hand disabled , captured a Confederate captain and four men
Joseph Irlam Navy Seaman USS Brooklyn Aboard USS Brooklyn , Battle of Mobile Bay August 5 , 1864 Stationed at the wheel on board USS Brooklyn during action against rebel forts and gunboats and with the ram Tennessee in Mobile Bay on 5 August 1864 . When heavy enemy fire struck down several men at their guns and replacements were not available , Irlam voluntarily released two men who were stationed with him and carried on at the wheel with the assistance of only one of the crew throughout the battle
Francis Irsch Army Captain Company D , 45th New York Volunteer Infantry Battle of Gettysburg , Pennsylvania Jul 1 , 1863 Gallantry in flanking the enemy and capturing a number of prisoners and in holding a part of the town against heavy odds while the Army was rallying on Cemetery Hill
John Irving Navy Coxswain USS Brooklyn Aboard USS Brooklyn , Battle of Mobile Bay August 5 , 1864 On board USS Brooklyn during action against rebel forts and gunboats and with the ram Tennessee , in Mobile Bay , 5 August 1864
Thomas Irving Navy Coxswain USS Lehigh Aboard USS Lehigh , Charleston Harbor November 16 , 1863 Served on board USS Lehigh , Charleston Harbor , 16 November 1863 , during the hazardous task of freeing Lehigh , which had grounded , and was under heavy enemy fire from Fort Moultrie . Rowing the small boat which was used in the hazardous task of transferring hawsers from Lehigh to Nahant . Irving twice succeeded in making the trip , while under severe fire from the enemy , only to find that each had been in vain when the hawsers were cut by hostile fire and chafing
Nicholas Irwin Navy Seaman USS Brooklyn Aboard USS Brooklyn , Battle of Mobile Bay August 5 , 1864 On board USS Brooklyn during action against rebel forts and gunboats and with the ram Tennessee , in Mobile Bay , 5 August 1864 . Despite severe damage to his ship and the loss of several men on board as enemy fire raked her decks from stem to stern , Irwin fought his gun with skill and courage throughout the furious battle which resulted in the surrender of the prize rebel ram Tennessee and in the damaging and destruction of batteries at Fort Morgan
Patrick Irwin Army First Sergeant Company H , 14th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment Jonesboro , Georgia Sep 1 , 1864 In a charge by the 14th Michigan Infantry against the entrenched enemy was the first man over the line of works of the enemy , and demanded and received the surrender of Confederate Gen. Daviel Govan and his command
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This is a complete alphabetical list (G to L) of Medal of Honor recipients during the Civil War. Many of the awards during the Civil War were for capturing or saving regimental flags. During the Civil War, regimental flags served as the rallying point for the unit, and guided the unit's movements. Loss of the flag could greatly disrupt a unit, and could have a greater effect than the death of the commanding officer.