| 词条 | Aaron B. Tompkins |
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|honorific_prefix = |name =Aaron B. Tompkins |honorific_suffix = |native_name = |native_name_lang = |image = |image_size = |alt = |caption = |birth_date ={{Birth date|1844|02|02}} |death_date ={{Death date and age|1931|11|27|1844|02|02}} |birth_place =Orange, New Jersey |death_place =Essex County, New Jersey |placeofburial =Rosedale Cemetery, Orange, New Jersey |placeofburial_label = |placeofburial_coordinates = |nickname = |birth_name = |allegiance =United States of America Union |branch =United States Army Union Army |serviceyears = |rank =Second Lieutenant |servicenumber = |unit =1st New Jersey Volunteer Cavalry |commands = |battles =American Civil War |battles_label = |awards =Medal of Honor |spouse = |relations = |laterwork = |signature = }} Aaron Blake Tompkins (February 2, 1844–November 27, 1931) was a cavalry soldier who received the Medal of Honor while serving in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Military careerBlake joined the 1st New Jersey Volunteer Cavalry in December 1861. [1] He was serving as a Sergeant in Company G when he performed his act of bravery at the April 5, 1865 Battle of Sailor's Creek, Virginia. His Medal was awarded to him on July 3, 1865, with a citation that reads "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." He died in Essex County, New Jersey, and was buried in Rosedale Cemetery, Orange, New Jersey.[2] His grave can be found in the Lawn Section, Lot 31, Grave 6.[2] Medal of Honor citationRank and organization: Sergeant, Company G, 1st New Jersey Cavalry. Place and date: At Sailors Creek, Va., April 5, 1865. Entered service at: ------. Birth: Orange, Essex County, N.J. Date of issue: July 3, 1865. Citation: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.[3] See also{{Portal|Biography|United States Army|American Civil War}}
Notes1. ^NJ Medal of Honor recipients 2. ^1 {{Find a Grave|work=Claim to Fame: Medal of Honor recipients|4093|accessdate=December 7, 2007}} 3. ^{{Cite web|accessdate=December 7, 2007 |url=http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/civwarmz.html |title=Aaron B. Tompkins entry, Civil War Medal of Honor recipients (M-Z) |work=Medal of Honor citations |publisher=United States Army Center of Military History |date=June 8, 2009 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071214025502/http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/civwarmz.html |archivedate=14 December 2007 |deadurl=yes }} References
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