First Sergeant Thomas Hall Forsyth, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on November 25, 1876 at Powder River, Wyoming during the Indian Campaigns. At the time he was serving with Company M, 4th U.S. Cavalry. Forsyth was 33 years old.
The medal was presented on July 14, 1891, 14 years after the action. He later rose to the rank of Commissary Sergeant Ret..
Forsyth was born on December 17, 1842 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut. His Medal of Honor is credited to St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri. Forsyth died on March 22, 1908 in San Diego, California, at the age of 65. He is buried at Mount Hope Cemetery in San Diego, California.
Forsyth is one of 426 Medal of Honor recipients from the Indian Campaigns and one of 78 credited to Missouri.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Though dangerously wounded, he maintained his ground with a small party against a largely superior force after his commanding officer had been shot down during a sudden attack and rescued that officer and a comrade from the enemy.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Wounds and injuries
What the citation records about his wounds:
Though dangerously wounded, he maintained his ground with a small party against a largely superior force after his commanding officer had been shot down during a sudden attack and rescued that officer and a comrade from the enemy.
- Age at death: 65
- Resting place: Mount Hope Cemetery
Timeline
- December 17, 1842Born in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut
- November 25, 1876Act of valor — Powder River, WyomingAge 33. Company M, 4th U.S. Cavalry
- July 14, 1891Medal of Honor presented
- March 22, 1908Died in San Diego, CaliforniaAge 65.
- Resting placeMount Hope CemeterySan Diego, California
