page_title: Hampton S. Thomas
hierarchical_section_title: Hampton S. Thomas
caption_attribution_description: English: Bvt. Col. Hampton Sidney Thomas (1837-1899) was a United States Army officer who fought with the 1st Pennsylvania Cavalry during the American Civil War. Severely wounded multiple times in combat in Virginia, including during the Battle of Bristoe Station (Oct. 14, 1863), the Second Battle of Ream's Station (August 25, 1864), and the Battle of Amelia Springs (April 5, 1865), the latter wound requiring the partial amputation of a leg, he was subsequently awarded the U.S. Medal of Honor and brevetted as a colonel "for extraordinary heroism" and "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", according to his medal citation.
context_page_description: Hampton Sidney Thomas was a United States soldier who fought with the Union Army as a major in the 1st Pennsylvania Cavalry during the American Civil War. He received his country's highest award for valor, the Medal of Honor, for his "conspicuous gallantry" on April 5, 1865 in the Battle of Amelia Springs, Virginia during which he captured an artillery battery and several enemy flags while also helping to destroy a wagon train of the Confederate States Army. The award was conferred on January 15, 1894.
context_section_description: Hampton Sidney Thomas (November 3, 1837 – May 21, 1899) was a United States soldier who fought with the Union Army as a major in the 1st Pennsylvania Cavalry during the American Civil War. He received his country's highest award for valor, the Medal of Honor, for his "conspicuous gallantry" on April 5, 1865 in the Battle of Amelia Springs, Virginia during which he captured an artillery battery and several enemy flags while also helping to destroy a wagon train of the Confederate States Army. The award was conferred on January 15, 1894.
caption: Brevet Colonel Hampton S. Thomas, c. 1899
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