Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
U.S. Civil War - U.S. Army
Thomas Toohey
Details
- Rank: Sergeant (Highest Rank: First Sergeant)
- Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
- Unit/Command:
Company F,
24th Wisconsin Infantry - Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
- Medal of Honor Action Date: November 30, 1864
- Medal of Honor Action Place: Franklin, Tennessee, USA
Citation
Gallantry in action; voluntarily assisting in working guns of battery near right of regiment after nearly every man had left them, the fire of the enemy being hotter at this than at any other point on the line.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: March 12, 1917
- Born: January 1, 1835, New York, NY, United States
- Died: November 19, 1918
- Buried: Mount Washington Cemetery (MH) (1-31), Independence, MO, United States