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Thomas Worcester Hyde

Major Thomas Worcester Hyde, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on September 17, 1862 in Antietam, Maryland during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War September 17, 1862Born in Italy

Major Thomas Worcester Hyde was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on September 17, 1862 in Antietam, Maryland during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with 7th Maine Infantry. Hyde was 21 years old.

18 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on April 8, 1891, 28 years after the action. He later rose to the rank of Brevet Brigadier General.

Hyde was born on January 16, 1841 in Florence, Italy — one of 5 recipients born in Italy. His Medal of Honor is credited to Bath, Sagadahoc County, Maine. Hyde died on November 14, 1899 in Fortress Monroe, Virginia, at the age of 58. He is buried at Oak Grove Cemetery in Bath, Maine.

Hyde is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 66 credited to Maine.

Official Medal of Honor citation

Led his regiment in an assault on a strong body of the enemy's infantry and kept up the fight until the greater part of his men had been killed or wounded, bringing the remainder safely out of the fight.

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

Battles and campaigns

Also served in: American Civil War.

Life beyond the battlefield

Source: Wikidata.

Places

  • Born: Florence — map
  • Died: Fort Monroe — map
  • Buried: Oak Grove Cemetery — map

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Timeline

  1. January 16, 1841
    Born in Florence, Italy
  2. September 17, 1862
    Act of valor — Antietam, Maryland
    Age 21. 7th Maine Infantry
  3. April 8, 1891
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. November 14, 1899
    Died in Fortress Monroe, Virginia
    Age 58.
  5. Resting place
    Oak Grove Cemetery
    Bath, Maine

Biography

Thomas Worcester Hyde (January 16, 1841 – December 14, 1899) was an American Union Army colonel, a state senator from Maine, and the founder of the Bath Iron Works, one of the major shipyards in the United States. He wrote two books about his experiences during the American Civil War and at the Battle of Gettysburg.

From the Wikipedia article “Thomas W. Hyde”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article →

Also honored for actions on September 17, 1862

Hillary Beyer Second Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1862 JC John Joice Carter Second Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1862 BC Benjamin Ham Child Corporal · Army Civil War · 1862 Charles Franklin Cleveland Private · Army Civil War · 1862 John Cook Bugler · Army Civil War · 1862 RC Richard J. Curran Assistant Surgeon · Army Civil War · 1862 Oliver Duff Greene Major & Assistant Adjutant General · Army Civil War · 1862 TG Theodore W. Greig Second Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1862 IG Ignatz Gresser Corporal · Army Civil War · 1862 MH Marcus M. Haskell Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1862 SJ Samuel Johnson Private · Army Civil War · 1862 AL Adolph Libaire Captain · Army Civil War · 1862

See all 19 recipients for September 17, 1862 →

More Civil War recipients from Maine

John F. Chase Private · Army Civil War · 1863 AM Adam McCullock Seaman · Navy Civil War · 1864 ✦ AM Augustus Merrill Captain · Army Civil War · 1865 Henry Clay Wood First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1861 Andrew Barclay Spurling Lieutenant Colonel · Army Civil War · 1865 CR Charles Rice Coal Heaver · Navy Civil War · 1864
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.