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Private · U.S. Army

Thomas Carroll

Private Thomas Carroll, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on August 22, 1868 vicinity of the Black Mountains, Arizona during the Indian Campaigns.

Indian Campaigns August 22, 1868Born in Ireland

Private Thomas Carroll, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on August 22, 1868 vicinity of the Black Mountains, Arizona during the Indian Campaigns. At the time he was serving with Company L, 8th U.S. Cavalry. Carroll was about 26 years old.

11 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on July 24, 1869.

Carroll was born in 1842 in Kilkenny, Ireland — one of 258 recipients born in Ireland. His Medal of Honor is credited to Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.

Carroll is one of 426 Medal of Honor recipients from the Indian Campaigns and one of 210 credited to Illinois.

Official Medal of Honor citation

Bravery in scouts and actions against Indians.

Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.

Timeline

  1. 1842
    Born in Kilkenny, Ireland
  2. August 22, 1868
    Act of valor — Vicinity of the Black Mountains, Arizona
    Age about 26. Company L, 8th U.S. Cavalry
  3. July 24, 1869
    Medal of Honor presented

Also honored for actions on August 22, 1868

CC Charles Crandall Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868 HF Henry Falcott Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868 NF Nicholas Foran Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868 FG Francis C. Green Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868 JG Jacob Gunther Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868 JH John Hall Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868 DM David A. Matthews Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868 JM James McNally First Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868 SR Samuel Richman Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868 JS John Alexander Sutherland Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868 WT Wilbur Nelson Taylor Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868

Same unit

Edgar R. Aston Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868 SB Sanford Bradbury First Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 JC John Crist Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 WC William G. Cubberly Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868 DG David Goodman Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 PH Paul Haupt Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 JK John Kay Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868 JM John James Mitchell Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869

More Indian Campaigns recipients from Illinois

EM Edward John McClernand Second Lieutenant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1877 JT John Thompson Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 JC James Spencer Calvert Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 PK Philip Kennedy Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 NB Neil Bancroft Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 JW Joseph Watson Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869
Sources. Service and award details compiled from the recipient record of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society. The narrative summary is generated from these records. Spotted an error? Send a correction.