Thomas Graham

MEDAL OF HONOR CITATION

Seized the colors from the color bearer, who had been wounded, and, exposed to a terrible fire, carried them forward, planting them on the enemy's breastworks.

Rank: Second Lieutenant
Conflicts: Civil War
Organization: U.S. Army

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