Thomas Harding-Laramie, WY
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Don.Morfe
N 41° 18.921 W 105° 34.465
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Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient for action on board the USS Dacotah on the occasion of the destruction of the blockade runner Pevensey, near Buford, NC on June 9, 1864. He is buried in Greenhill Cemetery, Laramie, WY in Row K, Lot 84, Space 1.
Waymark Code: WMZ5HN
Location: Wyoming, United States
Date Posted: 09/13/2018
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He was born in 1856 in Middletown, CT and died on December 15, 1911 in Cheyenne, WY. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: HARDING, THOMAS
• Rank and organization: Captain of the Forecastle, U.S. Navy
• Accredited to: Connecticut
• G.O. No.: 45, 31 December 1864
Citation: Served as captain of the forecastle on board the U.S.S. Dacotah on the occasion of the destruction of the blockade runner Pevensey, near Beauford, N.C., 9 June 1864. "Learning that one of the officers in the boat, which was in danger of being, and subsequently was, swamped, could not swim, Harding remarked to him: 'If we are swamped, sir, I shall carry you to the beach or I will never go there myself.' He did not succeed in carrying out his promise, but made desperate efforts to do so, while others thought only of themselves. Such conduct is worthy of appreciation and admiration--a sailor risking his own life to save that of an officer."
Armed Service: Navy
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