Sponsored by:

Navy Federal Credit Union
Thomas
J.
Box
November 7, 1833

–

December 18, 1914

Cemetery:

Greenhill Cemetery

Awards Received

  • Medal of Honor

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Captain (Infantry)

    Division:

    27th Indiana Infantry

    Action Date:

    May 14, 1864
    Date of Issue: April 7, 1865

    The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Captain (Infantry) Thomas J. Box, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 14 May 1864, while serving with Company D, 27th Indiana Infantry, in action at Resaca, Georgia, for capture of flag of the 38th Alabama Infantry (Confederate States of America).