Sergeant Thomas Horan, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on July 2, 1863 in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company E, 72d New York Infantry. Horan was about 24 years old.
27 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on April 5, 1898, 34 years after the action.
Horan was born in 1839 in Ireland — one of 258 recipients born in Ireland. His Medal of Honor is credited to Dunkirk, Chautauqua County, New York. Horan died in 1902 in Madison, Illinois, at the age of about 63. He is buried at St. Mary's Cemetery in Dunkirk, New York.
Horan is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 678 credited to New York.
Official Medal of Honor citation
In a charge of his regiment this soldier captured the regimental flag of the 8th Florida Infantry (C.S.A.).
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
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Timeline
- 1839Born in Ireland
- July 2, 1863Act of valor — Gettysburg, PennsylvaniaAge about 24. Company E, 72d New York Infantry
- April 5, 1898Medal of Honor presented
- 1902Died in Madison, IllinoisAge about 63.
- Resting placeSt. Mary's CemeteryDunkirk, New York
Biography
Thomas Horan (c. 1839 – January 1, 1902) was an Irish-American soldier who fought with the Union Army in the American Civil War. Horan received his country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for actions taken on July 2, 1863, during the Battle of Gettysburg.
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