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Thomas H. Hubbard

Private Thomas H. Hubbard, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on May 17, 1870 in Little Blue, Nebraska during the Indian Campaigns.

Private Thomas H. Hubbard was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on May 17, 1870 in Little Blue, Nebraska during the Indian Campaigns. At the time he was serving with Company C, 2d U.S. Cavalry. Hubbard was about 22 years old.

4 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on June 22, 1870.

Hubbard was born in 1848 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. Hubbard died on September 19, 1889 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at the age of about 41. He is buried at Lawnview Cemetery in Rockledge, Pennsylvania.

Hubbard is one of 426 Medal of Honor recipients from the Indian Campaigns and one of 380 credited to Pennsylvania.

Official Medal of Honor citation

Gallantry in action.

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

Timeline

  1. 1848
    Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
  2. May 17, 1870
    Act of valor — Little Blue, Nebraska
    Age about 22. Company C, 2d U.S. Cavalry
  3. June 22, 1870
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. September 19, 1889
    Died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Age about 41.
  5. Resting place
    Lawnview Cemetery
    Rockledge, Pennsylvania

Also honored for actions on May 17, 1870

More Indian Campaigns recipients from Pennsylvania

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.