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

Thomas R Kerr

Details
  • Rank: Captain
  • Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
  • Unit/Command:
    Company C,
    14th Pennsylvania Cavalry
  • Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
  • Medal of Honor Action Date: August 7, 1864
  • Medal of Honor Action Place: Moorefield, West Virginia, USA
Citation

After being most desperately wounded, he captured the colors of the 8th Virginia Cavalry (C.S.A.).

Medal of Honor Recipient Thomas R. Kerr
Medal of Honor Recipient Thomas R. Kerr
Additional Details
  • Accredited to: Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
  • Awarded Posthumously: No
  • Presentation Date & Details: June 13, 1894
  • Born: April 24, 1843, near Colleraine, County Derry, Ireland
  • Died: November 14, 1926, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
  • Buried: Arlington National Cemetery (PM) (3-1623-SH), Arlington, VA, United States
 

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