U.S. Civil War – U.S. Army

Thomas Belcher

Details

• Rank: Private
• Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
• Unit/Command:
  Company I,
  9th Maine Infantry
• Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
• Medal of Honor Action Date: September 29, 1864
• Medal of Honor Action Place: Chapin’s Farm, Virginia, USA

Citation

Took a guidon from the hands of the bearer, mortally wounded, and advanced with it nearer to the battery than any other man.

Additional Details

• Accredited to: Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine
• Awarded Posthumously: No
• Presentation Date & Details: April 6, 1865
• Born: 1834, Bangor, Penobscot County, ME, United States
• Died: May 22, 1898, Augusta, ME, United States
• Buried: (Per death certificate, no cemetery), Togus, ME, United States