Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
U.S. Civil War - U.S. Army
Thomas Orville Seaver
Details
- Rank: Colonel
- Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
- Unit/Command:
3d Vermont Infantry - Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
- Medal of Honor Action Date: May 10, 1864
- Medal of Honor Action Place: Spotsylvania Courthouse, Virginia, USA
Citation
At the head of three regiments and under a most galling fire, attacked and occupied the enemy's works.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: Pomfret, Windsor County, Vermont
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: April 8, 1892
- Born: December 23, 1833, Cavendish, Windsor County, VT, United States
- Died: July 11, 1912, Woodstock, VT, United States
- Buried: River Street Cemetery, Woodstock, VT, United States