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Medal of Honor Recipient

Hampton Sidney Thomas

U.S. Army · Civil War

MOH-RC-001143Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1865

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Medal of Honor

April 5, 1865

Amelia Springs, Virginia, USA

Rank at action
Major
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Civil War
Unit or command
1st Pennsylvania Veteran Cavalry

The Citation

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Conspicuous gallantry in the capture of a field battery and a number of battle flags and in the destruction of the enemy's wagon train. Maj. Thomas lost a leg in this action.

Sources & record notes

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  1. Hampton Sidney Thomas — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-28

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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-001149
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-28
Later or highest recorded rank
Brevet Colonel
Entered service at
Pennsylvania
Archive transcription SHA-256
05b20eb152024dfc0c521d12a1892a91b6c1f98328db5ff9c4f0d79c35ff8a2d

Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; current rendered profile variants documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.

Current reference profile confirms identity and core action metadata; legacy full citation text and source-row provenance are retained; General Order comparison remains pending.

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