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Hampton Sidney Thomas
b. 1837
A Union cavalry officer remembered for extraordinary bravery in the Civil War, he earned the Medal of Honor for his actions at Amelia Springs, Virginia. His story is one of courage under fire and steady service in one of America’s defining conflicts.
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Some Personal Reminiscences of Service in the Cavalry of the Army of the Potomac
by Hampton Sidney Thomas
About the author
Born in Quakertown, Pennsylvania, on November 3, 1837, he became a major in the 1st Pennsylvania Cavalry during the American Civil War. He is best known for the action that brought him the Medal of Honor: at Amelia Springs, Virginia, on April 5, 1865, he helped capture a Confederate artillery piece and battle flags during a fierce late-war engagement.
After the war, he was recognized for gallantry with the brevet rank of colonel. He died in Philadelphia on May 21, 1899, and is remembered today among the soldiers whose courage stood out even in a war filled with extraordinary acts of service.