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Service Profile
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Corporal
- Service Era
- American Civil War, Jackson's Valley campaign, Battle of McDowell, Battle of Cross Keys, Battle of Port Republic, Northern Virginia Campaign, Battle of Cedar Mountain, Second Battle of Bull Run, Battle of Chantilly, Gettysburg campaign, Battle of Hanover, Battle of Gettysburg, Battle of Williamsport, Battle of Boonsboro, Battle of Mine Run, Battle of Cove Mountain, Battle of Lynchburg, Battle of Rutherford's Farm, Valley Campaigns of 1864, Second Battle of Kernstown, Battle of Moorefield, Battle of Opequon, Battle of Fisher's Hill, Battle of Cedar Creek, Battle of Waynesboro, Appomattox Campaign, Battle of Dinwiddie Court House, Battle of Five Forks, Battle of Sailor's Creek, Battle of Appomattox Station, Battle of Appomattox Court House
- Medals Recorded
- 2
Thomas Anderson (Medal of Honor)
Corporal, U.S. Army
Support & adopt this hero ↓American Civil WarJackson's Valley campaignBattle of McDowellBattle of Cross KeysBattle of Port RepublicNorthern Virginia CampaignBattle of Cedar MountainSecond Battle of Bull RunBattle of ChantillyGettysburg campaignBattle of HanoverBattle of GettysburgBattle of WilliamsportBattle of BoonsboroBattle of Mine RunBattle of Cove MountainBattle of LynchburgBattle of Rutherford's FarmValley Campaigns of 1864Second Battle of KernstownBattle of MoorefieldBattle of OpequonBattle of Fisher's HillBattle of Cedar CreekBattle of WaynesboroAppomattox CampaignBattle of Dinwiddie Court HouseBattle of Five ForksBattle of Sailor's CreekBattle of Appomattox StationBattle of Appomattox Court House
Awards & Decorations
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Biography
Thomas A. Anderson was an American soldier who fought with the Union Army as a corporal in Company I of the 1st West Virginia Cavalry during the American Civil War. He was awarded his nation's highest award for valor, the U.S. Medal of Honor, for capturing the flag of a Confederate regiment during the Battle of Appomattox Station on April 8, 1865. The award was conferred on May 3 of that same year.
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