Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Private George Norton Galloway received the Medal of Honor for his actions on May 8, 1864 at Alsops Farm, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company G, 95th Pennsylvania Infantry. Galloway was about 23 years old.
6 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on October 24, 1895, 31 years after the action.
Galloway was born in 1841 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. Galloway died on February 9, 1904 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at the age of about 63. He is buried at Mount Moriah Cemetery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Galloway is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 380 credited to Pennsylvania.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Voluntarily held an important position under heavy fire.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: American Civil War.
Places
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Timeline
- 1841Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
- May 8, 1864Act of valor — Alsops Farm, VirginiaAge about 23. Company G, 95th Pennsylvania Infantry
- October 24, 1895Medal of Honor presented
- February 9, 1904Died in Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaAge about 63.
- Resting placeMount Moriah CemeteryPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Biography
George Norton Galloway (1841 or 1842 – February 9, 1904) was a United States soldier who fought in the American Civil War as a member of the Union Army. On military records of the period, his surname was spelled as "Gallaway" or "Galloway". He is the brother of fellow Medal of Honor recipient John Galloway (Medal of Honor).
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Further reading
- 7 Sets of Medal of Honor Siblings: Literal Brothers in Armscmohs.org · 2022
