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Medal of Honor Recipient

Thomas M Burke

U.S. Army · U.S. Civil War

MOH-RC-003251Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1863

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Medal of Honor

June 30, 1863

Hanover, Pennsylvania, USA

Rank at action
Private
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
U.S. Civil War
Unit or command
Company A, 5th New York Cavalry

The Citation

Sources ↓
Capture of battle flag.

Sources & record notes

General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.

  1. Thomas M Burke — Congressional Medal of Honor Society recipient profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-09-01

    current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison

Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-003266
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-09-01
Archive transcription SHA-256
2c7857130f2909d5cec5a799e7190d3769a222d4a73e8cef6e937d2f9e1836b2

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

Current official profile was resolved outside the inherited candidate set; Army cavalry service and Hanover distinguish him from Navy seaman Thomas Burke.

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