Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
Indian Campaigns - U.S. Army
Thomas Powers
Details
- Rank: Corporal
- Conflict/Era: Indian Campaigns
- Unit/Command:
Company G,
1st U.S. Cavalry - Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
- Medal of Honor Action Date: October 20, 1869
- Medal of Honor Action Place: Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona Territory, USA
Citation
Gallantry in action.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: February 14, 1870
- Born: 1846, New York, NY, United States
- Died: December 8, 1884, Juddville, MI, United States
- Buried: Great Lakes National Cemetery, Holly, MI, Oakland County
From the CMOHS Archives
Thomas Powers was originally interred in the Cummin Cemetery in Juddville, Michigan. His remains were reinterred at Great Lakes National Cemetery in Holly, Michigan, on October 15, 2024. His original headstone from Cummin Cemetery is in the care of the Michigan Heroes Museum in Frankenmuth, Michigan.