Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Corporal Thomas Parker received the Medal of Honor for his actions on April 6, 1865 at Petersburg & Deatonsville (Sailors Creek), Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company B, 2d Rhode Island Infantry. Parker was about 43 years old.
59 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on May 29, 1867, 2 years after the action.
Parker was born in 1822 in England — one of 98 recipients born in England. His Medal of Honor is credited to Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island. Parker died on April 27, 1872, at the age of about 50. He is buried at Philadelphia Memorial Park in Frazer, Pennsylvania.
Parker is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 31 credited to Rhode Island.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Planted the first color on the enemy's works. Carried the regimental colors over the creek after the regiment had broken and been repulsed.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
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Timeline
- 1822Born in England
- April 6, 1865Act of valor — Petersburg & Deatonsville (Sailors Creek), VirginiaAge about 43. Company B, 2d Rhode Island Infantry
- May 29, 1867Medal of Honor presented
- April 27, 1872DiedAge about 50.
- Resting placePhiladelphia Memorial ParkFrazer, Pennsylvania
Biography
Corporal Thomas Parker was a Union Army soldier of the 2nd Rhode Island Infantry who received the Medal of Honor for heroism during the American Civil War.
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