Hampton S. Thomas

Hampton S. Thomas
Brevet Colonel Hampton S. Thomas, c. 1899
Born(1837-11-03)November 3, 1837
Quakertown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedMay 21, 1899(1899-05-21) (aged 61)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
AllegianceUnited States
Service / branchUnited States Army (Union Army)
RankMajor
Unit1st Pennsylvania Cavalry
Battles / warsAmerican Civil War:
AwardsMedal of Honor
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Hampton Sidney Thomas (November 3, 1837 – May 21, 1899) was a United States soldier who fought with the Union Army as a major in the 1st Pennsylvania Cavalry during the American Civil War. He received his country's highest award for valor, the Medal of Honor,[1] for his "conspicuous gallantry" on April 5, 1865, in the Battle of Amelia Springs, Virginia during which he captured an artillery battery and several enemy flags while also helping to destroy a wagon train of the Confederate States Army. The award was conferred on January 15, 1894.[2]

  1. ^ "Thomas, Hampton S.", in "Recipients". Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina: Congressional Medal of Honor Society, retrieved online September 17, 2018.
  2. ^ "Civil War (S-Z) Medal of Honor Recipients". Archived from the original on September 10, 2019. Retrieved July 4, 2014.