Thomas Anderson
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Died when: 71 years 58 days (853 months)Star Sign: Cancer
Thomas A.Anderson (July 12, 1841 – September 8, 1912) was a United States soldier and native of Pennsylvania 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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