Unit/Command: Company K, 4th New York Heavy Artillery
Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
Medal of Honor Action Date: April 1, 1865
Medal of Honor Action Place: White Oak Road, Virginia, USA
Citation
Made a hazardous reconnaissance through timber and slashings, preceding the Union line of battle, signaling the troops, and leading them through the obstructions.
Medal of Honor Recipient James G. Thompson
Additional Details
Accredited to: Sandy Creek, Oswego County, New York
Awarded Posthumously: No
Presentation Date & Details: April 22, 1896
Born: December 25, 1849, Sandy Creek, Oswego County, NY
Died: May 23, 1921
Buried: Mount Hope Cemetery (MH) (GAR-4-214), San Diego, CA