Private George Washington Lucas, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on July 25, 1864 in Benton, Arkansas during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company C, 3d Missouri Cavalry. Lucas was about 19 years old.
The medal was presented on December 1864.
Lucas was born in 1845 in Adams County, Illinois. His Medal of Honor is credited to Mount Sterling, Brown County, Illinois. Lucas died on May 17, 1921 in Quincy, Illinois, at the age of about 76. He is buried at Mounds Cemetery in Timewell, Illinois.
Lucas is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 210 credited to Illinois.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Pursued and killed Confederate Brig. Gen. George M. Holt, Arkansas Militia, capturing his arms and horse.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: American Civil War.
Places
- Born: Illinois — map
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Timeline
- 1845Born in Adams County, Illinois
- July 25, 1864Act of valor — Benton, ArkansasAge about 19. Company C, 3d Missouri Cavalry
- December 1864Medal of Honor presented
- May 17, 1921Died in Quincy, IllinoisAge about 76.
- Resting placeMounds CemeteryTimewell, Illinois
Biography
George Washington Lucas (c. 1845 – May 17, 1921) was an American soldier, who was a Private in the Union Army and a Medal of Honor recipient for his actions in the American Civil War.
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