Sponsored by:

Navy Federal Credit Union
Thomas
Sullivan
April 20, 1859

–

January 10, 1940

Cemetery:

Holy Sepulchre Cemetery

Awards Received

  • Medal of Honor

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Private

    Division:

    7th U.S. Cavalry

    Action Date:

    December 29, 1890
    Date of Issue: December 17, 1891

    The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Private Thomas Sullivan, United States Army, for conspicuous bravery in action against Indians concealed in a ravine on 29 December 1890, while serving with Company E, 7th U.S. Cavalry, in action at Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota.