Medal of Honor
December 29, 1890
Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota, USA
- Rank at action
- Private
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- Indian Campaigns
- Unit or command
- Company E, 7th U.S. Cavalry
The Citation
Sources ↓Conspicuous bravery in action against Indians concealed in a ravine.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- Thomas Sullivan — 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-003284
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-09-01
- Entered service at
- Newark, N.J.
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- f73b9bf0add7c81045a3fa762f42a9593572a90be26efc561eb2967766c8f2c6
Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; rendered current reference profile comparison is documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.
Controlled same-name resolution: 7th Cavalry and Wounded Knee distinguish this recipient from the 1st Cavalry Chiricahua recipient. Source-attributed birthplace differences remain preserved.