Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
U.S. Civil War - U.S. Army
Stephen Thomas
Details
- Rank: Colonel (Highest Rank: Brigadier General)
- Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
- Unit/Command:
8th Vermont Infantry - Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
- Medal of Honor Action Date: October 19, 1864
- Medal of Honor Action Place: Cedar Creek, Virginia, USA
Citation
Distinguished conduct in a desperate hand-to-hand encounter, in which the advance of the enemy was checked.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: West Fairlee, Orange County, Vermont
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: July 25, 1892
- Born: December 6, 1809, Bethel, Windsor County, VT, United States
- Died: December 18, 1903, Montpelier, VT, United States
- Buried: Green Mount Cemetery (609), Montpelier, VT, United States