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George
Washington
Healey
POW (Civil War)
February 22, 1842

–

May 9, 1913

Cemetery:

Linwood Cemetery

Later captured and taken prisoner himself, George Healey was paroled from the Andersonville prison and returned to his regiment in September 1864. After the war he operated a hardware and feed store in Dubuque. In 1877 he established the pioneer hardware firm of George Washington Healey and Son.

Awards Received

  • Medal of Honor

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Private

    Division:

    5th Iowa Cavalry

    Action Date:

    July 29, 1864
    Date of Issue: January 13, 1899

    The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Private George Washington Healey, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 29 July 1864, while serving with Company E, 5th Iowa Cavalry, in action at Newnan, Georgia. When nearly surrounded by the enemy, Private Healey 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.