Loyd's third enlistment was into Company G, 7th Cavalry on April 13, 1874, at St. Louis, Missouri.[3] Loyd was a survivor of the
Battle of the Little Big Horn on June 25–26, 1876; he was promoted to
corporal on June 25, 1876.[4] He was discharged as a
sergeant on April 12, 1879, at
Fort Abraham Lincoln,
Dakota Territory when his term of service was completed.[3]
Loyd immediately re-enlisted at Fort Abraham Lincoln and served until his five-year enlistment expired on April 12, 1884, at
Fort Totten, Dakota Territory.[5] He re-enlisted on April 15, 1884, at Fort Totten and served until discharged as a sergeant on April 14, 1889
Fort Riley, Kansas.[6]
"Geo" Loyd re-enlisted on April 15, 1889, at Fort Riley.[7] He was among the
cavalrymen ordered to capture Chief
Big Foot. On December 29, 1890, troopers surrounded the Sioux camp on
Wounded Knee Creek with the intention of arresting the Sioux chieftain and disarming his followers.[8] Loyd, a sergeant on the day of the ensuing
Wounded Knee Massacre, was commended for bravery, especially after suffering a wound to his lung; On April 16, 1891, Loyd was awarded the
Medal of Honor.[9]
On December 17, 1892, slightly less than two years after the massacre, First Sergeant Loyd, then one of the oldest soldiers at
Fort Riley, Kansas, died by suicide and was buried at the Fort Riley post cemetery.[7][10]
Medal of Honor Citation
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Sergeant George Lloyd, United States Army, for bravery, especially after having been severely wounded through the lung on 29 December 1890, while serving with Company I, 7th U.S. Cavalry, in action at Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota.[11]
^"United States Registers of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914," database with images, FamilySearch (
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJD5-B2TY : 24 May 2014), George Loyd, 17 Mar 1866; citing p. 152, volume 062, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, NARA microfilm publication M233 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 31; FHL microfilm 350,337.
^"United States Registers of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914," database with images, FamilySearch (
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDR-9WM6 : 24 May 2014), George Loyd, 21 Mar 1869; citing p. 144, volume 069, Canton, , Texas, United States, NARA microfilm publication M233 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 36; FHL microfilm 350,342.
^
ab"United States Registers of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914," database with images, FamilySearch (
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDR-SH64 : 24 May 2014), George Loyd, 13 Apr 1874; citing p. 308, volume 074, Saint Louis, , Missouri, United States, NARA microfilm publication M233 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 39; FHL microfilm 350,345.
^"United States Registers of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914," database with images, FamilySearch (
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDR-QVDY : 24 May 2014), George Loyd, 13 Apr 1879; citing p. 270, volume 080, Fort Abraham Lincoln, , Dakota Territory, United States, NARA microfilm publication M233 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 42; FHL microfilm 350,348.
^"United States Registers of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914," database with images, FamilySearch (
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDR-Q22L : 24 May 2014), George Loyd, 15 Apr 1884; citing p. 321, volume 080, Fort Totten, , Dakota Territory, United States, NARA microfilm publication M233 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 42; FHL microfilm 350,348.
^
ab"United States Registers of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914," database with images, FamilySearch (
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJD5-LW9T : 24 May 2014), Geo Loyd, 15 Apr 1889; citing p. 42, volume 086, Fort Riley, , Kansas, United States, NARA microfilm publication M233 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 45; FHL microfilm 1,319,378.
^Green, Jerry (1994).
"The Medals of Wounded Knee"(PDF). nebraskahistory.org. Nebraska State Historical Society. pp. 200–208. Archived from the original on April 2, 2012. Retrieved November 2, 2015.{{
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