George Kretsinger
George Kretsinger was a Union Army soldier in the American Civil War who received the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor.
Kretsinger was born in Fairfield, New York, and entered service in Chicago, Illinois. He was awarded the Medal of Honor, for extraordinary heroism shown in Henrico County, Virginia, for bravery in action during the Battle of Vicksburg, while serving as a Private with the Chicago Mercantile Battery in the Illinois Light Artillery on May 22, 1863. His Medal of Honor was issued on July 20, 1897.
Kretsinger died on April 20, 1906 and was buried at Rosehill Cemetery, in Cook County, Illinois.
