Image: Bvt. Col. Hampton S. Thomas (1837-1899), U.S. Medal of Honor Winner
Description: Bvt. Col. Hampton Sidney Thomas (1837-1899) was a United States Army officer who fought with the 1st Pennsylvania Cavalry during the American Civil War. Severely wounded multiple times in combat in Virginia, including during the Battle of Bristoe Station (Oct. 14, 1863), the Second Battle of Ream's Station (August 25, 1864), and the Battle of Amelia Springs (April 5, 1865), the latter wound requiring the partial amputation of a leg, he was subsequently awarded the U.S. Medal of Honor and brevetted as a colonel "for extraordinary heroism" and "conspicuous gallantry in the capture of a field battery and a number of battle flags and in the destruction of the enemy's wagon train", according to his medal citation.
Title: Bvt. Col. Hampton S. Thomas (1837-1899), U.S. Medal of Honor Winner
Credit: Obituary of Hampton S. Thomas. Philadelphia: "The Times", May 22, 1899 (public domain; the newspaper stopped publishing in 1902).
Author: Obituary of Hampton S. Thomas. Philadelphia: "The Times", May 22, 1899 (public domain; the newspaper stopped publishing in 1902).
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