Hampton S. Thomas
(1837-1899)
Medal of Honor recipient
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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, 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.
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3 November 1837 Quakertown, Pennsylvania
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21 May 1899 (aged 61)
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| Zodiac | Scorpio |
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