Stephen Thomas-Montpelier, VT
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Don.Morfe
N 44° 15.516 W 072° 35.688
18T E 691996 N 4903408
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient for action at Cedar Creek, VA on October 19, 1864. He is buried in Green Mount Cemetery, Montpelier, VT in Lot 609.
Waymark Code: WM10P5D
Location: Vermont, United States
Date Posted: 06/05/2019
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He was born on December 6, 1809 in Bethel, VT and died on December 18, 1903 in Montpelier, VT. He attained the rank of Brigadier General in the Union Army. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: THOMAS, STEPHEN
• Rank and organization: Colonel, 8th Vermont Infantry
• Place and date: At Cedar Creek, Va., 19 October 1864
• Entered service at: Montpelier, Vt.
• Date of issue: 25 July 1892
Citation: Distinguished conduct in a desperate hand-to-hand encounter, in which the advance of the enemy was checked.
Armed Service: Army
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