Thomas J. Box
Medal of Honor recipient
About Thomas J. Box
Lived 1833 – 1914 (aged 81).
Captain Thomas J. Box (November 7, 1833 – December 18, 1914) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Box received the country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action during the Battle of Resaca in Georgia on 14 May 1864. He was honored with the award on 7 April 1865.
Biography Box was born on 7 November 1833 in Indiana. He enlisted into the 27th Indiana Infantry at Bedford, Indiana.
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Who was Thomas J. Box?
Medal of Honor recipient (1833-1914)
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Thomas J. Box was born on 7 November 1833.
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Thomas J. Box died on 18 December 1914.
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