James B Thompson MOH

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.