| George Stokes | |
| Birth Date: | 24 December 1838 |
| Death Date: | 25 March 1919 (aged 80) |
| Birth Place: | England |
| Placeofburial: | Oakland Memory Lanes, Dolton, Illinois |
| Birth Name: | Charles G. Bishop |
| Allegiance: | United States (Union) |
| Branch: | Army |
| Serviceyears: | 1862-1865 |
| Rank: | Corporal |
| Unit: | Company C, 122nd Illinois Infantry |
| Battles: | Nashville, Tennessee |
| Awards: | Medal of Honor |
George Stokes (also known as Charles G. Bishop, 24 December 1838 – 25 March 1919) was a corporal in the United States Army who was awarded the Presidential Medal of Honor for gallantry during the American Civil War. Stokes was awarded the medal on 24 February 1865 for actions performed at the Battle of Nashville in Tennessee on 16 December 1864.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Stokes was born in England on 24 December 1838 and lived in Kane, Illinois as a farmer. He married Augusta Anna Hough and fathered four children, of which three reached adulthood. He died on 25 March 1919 and was buried in Oakland Memory Lanes in Dolton, Illinois.
Stokes enlisted in the Army as a corporal on 15 August 1862 at Jerseyville, Illinois. He was mustered into Company C of the 122nd Illinois Infantry but was demoted to private.
Stokes' Medal of Honor citation reads:Stokes was mustered out of the Army on 15 July 1865 at Mobile, Alabama.