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Aaron B. Tompkins
Sergeant
1844 – 1931
Sergeant Aaron B. Tompkins served the U.S. Army. Aaron was 87 years old.
Service Record
U.S. Army
Sergeant
Medal of Honor
5 April 1865 · At Sailors Creek, Va. · Sergeant, Company G, 1st New Jersey Cavalry.
Charged into the enemy's ranks and captured a battle flag, having a horse shot under him and his cheeks and shoulders cut with a saber.
Awards & Decorations
1
For valor
Medal of Honor - Army
Charged into the enemy's ranks and captured a battle flag, having a horse shot under him and his cheeks and shoulders cut with a saber.
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