b. 01/06/1843 Juniata County, Pennsylvania. d. 31/08/1875 Port Royal, Pennsylvania.
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 03/07/1863 Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
James B Thompson MOH
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He was a First Sergeant in the Union Army. He was a prisioner of war. He was awarded the Medal of Honor as a Sergeant in Company G, 1st Pennsylvania Rifles for action on July 3, 1863 at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. He received the Medal on December 1, 1864.
MOH CITATION:
Capture of flag of 15th Georgia Infantry (C.S.A.).
BURIAL LOCATION: OLD CHURCH HILL CEMETERY, PORT ROYAL, PENNSYLVANIA.
RICE SECTION, ROW 20, GRAVE 11.
LOCATION OF MEDAL: BELIEVED TO BE FAMILY.
