Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
U.S. Civil War - U.S. Army
George Washington Healey
Details
- Rank: Private (Highest Rank: Corporal)
- Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
- Unit/Command:
Company E,
5th Iowa Cavalry - Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
- Medal of Honor Action Date: July 29, 1864
- Medal of Honor Action Place: Newman, Georgia, USA
Citation
When nearly surrounded by the enemy, captured a Confederate soldier, and with the aid of a comrade who joined him later, captured four other Confederate soldiers, disarmed the five prisoners, and brought them all into the Union lines.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: January 13, 1899
- Born: February 22, 1842, Dubuque, Dubuque County, IA, United States
- Died: May 9, 1913, Dubuque, IA, United States
- Buried: Linwood Cemetery (MH) (2-277), Dubuque, IA, United States
- Location of Medal: State Historical Society of Iowa (1896 & 1904 designs), Des Moines, IA