George Pomutz [SEP] conflict
George Pomutz
George Pomutz (in Romanian: Gheorghe Pomuț, in Hungarian: Pomucz György or Pomutz György; May 31, 1818 – October 12, 1882) was a Romanian officer during the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 against the Habsburgs, an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War, and a diplomat.
Early life.
George Pomutz was born in the Kingdom of Hungary, Austrian Empire, in the town of Gyula (Romanian: "Giula"), Békés county, to ethnic Romanian parents originally
and Hungarians, settled around the town of Keokuk, Iowa, founding a settlement named New Buda located south of the town of Burlington. George Pomutz became a U.S. citizen on March 15, 1855. He purchased land and a mining concession, the 1860 U.S. Census finding him living in Decatur, Iowa.
Civil War.
At the beginning of the Civil War, Pomutz enrolled in the Union Army as a first lieutenant in the 15th Iowa Infantry Regiment. He was wounded at the Battle of Shiloh. In May 1864