Captain Thomas Foulds Ellsworth, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on November 30, 1864 at Honey Hill, South Carolina during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company B, 55th Massachusetts Colored Infantry. Ellsworth was 24 years old.
13 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on November 18, 1895, 30 years after the action.
Ellsworth was born on November 12, 1840 in Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts. His Medal of Honor is credited to Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Ellsworth died on August 29, 1911 in Pasadena, California, at the age of 70. He is buried at Mountain View Cemetery in Altadena, California.
Ellsworth is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 265 credited to Massachusetts.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Under a heavy fire carried his wounded commanding officer from the field.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
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- November 12, 1840Born in Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts
- November 30, 1864Act of valor — Honey Hill, South CarolinaAge 24. Company B, 55th Massachusetts Colored Infantry
- November 18, 1895Medal of Honor presented
- August 29, 1911Died in Pasadena, CaliforniaAge 70.
- Resting placeMountain View CemeteryAltadena, California
Biography
Thomas Foulds Ellsworth (November 12, 1840 - August 29, 1911) was an American soldier who received the Medal of Honor for valor during the American Civil War.
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