b. 13/08/1845 Scotland. d. 20/05/1912 Amsterdam, New York.
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 01/04/1864 near Fort Gates, Florida.
Benjamin Thackrah MOH
Thackrah served in the American Civil War in the 115th New York Infantry. He received the Medal of Honor on May 2, 1890, for his actions near Fort Gates, Florida, on April 1, 1864.
MOH CITATION:
Was a volunteer in the surprise and capture of the enemy’s picket.
BURIAL LOCATION: ST MARY’S CEMETERY, FORT JOHNSON, NEW YORK.
SECTION 7, LOT 33.
LOCATION OF MEDAL: UNKNOWN.
