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Second Lieutenant · U.S. Army

Thomas N. Graham

Second Lieutenant Thomas N. Graham, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on November 25, 1863 at Missionary Ridge, Tennessee during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War November 25, 1863

Second Lieutenant Thomas N. Graham, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on November 25, 1863 at Missionary Ridge, Tennessee during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company G, 15th Indiana Infantry. Graham was 26 years old.

15 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on February 15, 1897, 33 years after the action.

Graham was born on September 16, 1837 in Indiana. His Medal of Honor is credited to Westville, La Porte County, Indiana. Graham died on February 4, 1911 in Lawrence, Kansas, at the age of 73. He is buried at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence, Kansas.

Graham is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 75 credited to Indiana.

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Official Medal of Honor citation

Seized the colors from the color bearer, who had been wounded, and, exposed to a terrible fire, carried them forward, planting them on the enemy's breastworks.

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

Battles and campaigns

Also served in: American Civil War.

Places

  • Buried: Lawrence — map

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Timeline

  1. September 16, 1837
    Born in Indiana
  2. November 25, 1863
    Act of valor — Missionary Ridge, Tennessee
    Age 26. Company G, 15th Indiana Infantry
  3. February 15, 1897
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. February 4, 1911
    Died in Lawrence, Kansas
    Age 73.
  5. Resting place
    Oak Hill Cemetery
    Lawrence, Kansas

Biography

Thomas N. Graham (September 16, 1837 - February 4, 1911) was a Union Army soldier in the American Civil War who received the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor. Graham was born on September 16, 1837, and entered service at Westville, Indiana. He was awarded the Medal of Honor, for extraordinary heroism shown on November 25, 1863, while serving as a Second Lieutenant with Company G, 15th Indiana Infantry Regiment, at the Battle of Missionary Ridge. His Medal of Honor was issued on February 15, 1897. He died at the age of 73, on February 4, 1911, and was buried at the Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence, Kansas.

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Also honored for actions on November 25, 1863

George Lovell Banks Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 JB James Bennett Bell Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 Henry Van ness Boynton Lieutenant Colonel · Army Civil War · 1863 CB Charles W. Brouse Captain · Army Civil War · 1863 Robert Bruce Brown Private · Army Civil War · 1863 FD Freeman Davis Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 George Green Corporal · Army Civil War · 1863 Hiram Reese Howard Private · Army Civil War · 1863 RJ Ruel M. Johnson Major · Army Civil War · 1863 SJ Simeon T. Josselyn First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1863 Leverett Mansfield Kelley Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 John S. Kountz Musician · Army Civil War · 1863

See all 16 recipients for November 25, 1863 →

More Civil War recipients from Indiana

Abram J. Buckles Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 AH Aaron R. Hudson Private · Army Civil War · 1865 IH Ira Hough Private · Army Civil War · 1864 RT Richard Taylor Private · Army Civil War · 1864 CE Coron D. Evans Private · Army Civil War · 1865 Absalom Jordan Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865
Sources. Service and award details compiled from the recipient record of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, Wikidata and Wikipedia. The narrative summary is generated from these records. Spotted an error? Send a correction.