THOMPSON, J. HARRY - Medal of Honor Recipient


Rank and organization:   Surgeon, U.S. Volunteers.
Place and date:   At New Bern, N.C., 14 March 1862.

Entered service at:   New York.

Birth:   England.

Date of issue:   11 November 1870.

Citation:   Voluntarily reconnoitered the enemy's position and carried orders under the hottest fire.

This data was extracted from the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, U.S. Senate, Medal of Honor Recipients: 1863-1973 (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1973)