BURKE, THOMAS - Medal of Honor Recipient


Rank and organization:   Private, Company A, 5th New York Cavalry. Place and date: At Hanover Courthouse, Va., 30 June 1863.

Entered service at:   ?.

Birth:   Ireland.

Date of issue:   11 February 1878.

Citation:   Capture of battle flag.

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)