Sergeant Thomas Toohey was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on November 30, 1864 in Franklin, Tennessee during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company F, 24th Wisconsin Infantry. Toohey was 29 years old.
13 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on March 12, 1917, 52 years after the action. He later rose to the rank of First Sergeant.
Toohey was born on January 1, 1835 in New York, New York. His Medal of Honor is credited to Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. Toohey died on November 19, 1918, at the age of 83. He is buried at Mount Washington Cemetery in Independence, Missouri.
Toohey is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 50 credited to Wisconsin.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Gallantry in action; voluntarily assisting in working guns of battery near right of regiment after nearly every man had left them, the fire of the enemy being hotter at this than at any other point on the line.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: American Civil War.
Places
- Born: New York City — map
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Timeline
- January 1, 1835Born in New York, New York
- November 30, 1864Act of valor — Franklin, TennesseeAge 29. Company F, 24th Wisconsin Infantry
- March 12, 1917Medal of Honor presented
- November 19, 1918DiedAge 83.
- Resting placeMount Washington CemeteryIndependence, Missouri
Biography
Thomas Toohey (January 1, 1835 – November 19, 1918) served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor. Toohey was born on January 1, 1835, in New York City. He joined the 24th Wisconsin Infantry from Milwaukee, Wisconsin in August 1862, and mustered out in June 1865. He died on November 19, 1918.
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