First Lieutenant & Adjutant Thomas Parke Gere, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on December 16, 1864 in Nashville, Tennessee during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with 5th Minnesota Infantry. Gere was 22 years old.
15 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on February 24, 1865.
Gere was born on December 10, 1842 in Wellsburg, Chemung County, New York. His Medal of Honor is credited to Fort Snelling, St. Paul County, Minnesota. Gere died on January 8, 1912 in Chicago, Illinois, at the age of 69. He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.
Gere is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 45 credited to Minnesota.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Capture of flag of 4th Mississippi (C.S.A.).
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: American Civil War.
Places
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Timeline
- December 10, 1842Born in Wellsburg, Chemung County, New York
- December 16, 1864Act of valor — Nashville, TennesseeAge 22. 5th Minnesota Infantry
- February 24, 1865Medal of Honor presented
- January 8, 1912Died in Chicago, IllinoisAge 69.
- Resting placeArlington National CemeteryArlington, Virginia
Biography
Thomas Parke Gere (December 10, 1842 – January 8, 1912) was a Union Army officer who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of Nashville in the American Civil War.
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