Thomas J Box MOH

b. 07/11/1833 Bedford, Lawrence County, Indiana. d. 18/12/1914 Indianapolis, Indiana.

DATE OF MOH ACTION: 14/05/1864 Resaca, Georgia.

Thomas J Box MOH

Box was born on 7 November 1833 in Indiana. He enlisted into the 27th Indiana Infantry at Bedford, Indiana. He was presented with the Medal of Honor on 7 April 1865. Little is known about the rest of his life following the Medal of Honor action. He died on 18 December 1914 in Indianapolis and his remains are interred at the Green Hill Cemetery in Indiana.

 

MOH CITATION:

Capture of flag of the 38th Alabama Infantry (C.S.A.).

 

BURIAL LOCATION: GREEN HILL CEMETERY, BEDFORD, INDIANA.

SECTION 10, LOT 55

LOCATION OF MEDAL: FAMILY.