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U.S. Civil War - U.S. Army

Thomas Cosgrove

Details
  • Rank: Private
  • Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
  • Unit/Command:
    Company F,
    40th Massachusetts Infantry
  • Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
  • Medal of Honor Action Date: May 15, 1864
  • Medal of Honor Action Place: Drewry's Bluff, Virginia, USA
Citation
Individually demanded and received the surrender of seven armed Confederates concealed in a cellar, disarming and marching them in as prisoners of war.
Additional Details
  • Accredited to: East Stoughton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
  • Awarded Posthumously: No
  • Presentation Date & Details: November 7, 1896
  • Born: June 12, 1829, County Galway, Ireland
  • Died: March 27, 1912, East Lexington, MA, United States
  • Buried: Munroe Cemetery (MH) (GAR-405-1), Lexington, MA, United States
  • Location of Medal: Vermont Veterans Militia Museum (1863 & 1904 designs), Colchester, VT
 

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