Andrew J. Tomlin

Infobox Military Person
name= Andrew J. Tomlin


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born= birth date|1845|3|15
died= death date and age|1906|11|1|1845|3|15
placeofbirth= Goshen, New Jersey
placeofdeath= Goshen, New Jersey
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rank= Corporal
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unit= USS "Wabash"
battles= American Civil War
*Second Battle of Fort Fisher
awards= Medal of Honor
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Andrew Jackson Tomlin (March 15, 1845 – November 1, 1906) was a United States Marine and a recipient of the American military's highest award - the Medal of Honor - for his actions in the Civil War.

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and Organization::Corporal, U.S. Marine Corps. Born: 1844, Goshen, N.J. Accredited To: New Jersey. G.O. No.: 59, June 22, 1865.

Citation::As corporal of the guard on board the U.S.S. "WABASH" during the assault on Fort Fisher, on January 15, 1865. As one of 200 Marines assembled to hold a line intrenchements it the rear of the fort which the enemy threatened to attack in force following a retreat in panic by more than two-thirds of the assaulting ground forces, Corporal Tomlin took position in line and remained until morning when relief troops arrived from the fort. When one of his comrades was struck down by enemy fire, he unhesitatingly advanced under a withering fire of musketry into an open plain close to the fort and assisted the wounded man to place of safety.

Post war

After the war "Andrew J. Tomlin" returned to his home in New Jersey becoming commissioner of juries in 1880 and sheriff of Cape May County, New Jersey in 1895 [ [http://sheriff.co.cape-may.nj.us/sheriff.htm#1692"Cape May county Sheriff's page"] list of county sheriff's 1692-preseant] [ [http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9906E7D6173CE433A25753C2A9669D94649ED7CF&oref=slogin|NY Times] Cape May, N.J Republican Nominations October 20 1895] and is buried in Goshen Methodist Cemetery, Goshen, New Jersey

ee also

*List of Medal of Honor recipients
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References

*findagrave|7197168 Retrieved on 2006-09-08
*cite web
url=http://www.usmc.mil/moh.nsf/0/0000033ba9f47a7385255fa6005234bc?OpenDocument
title=Medal of Honor - Cpl ANDREW J. TOMLIN
publisher=United States Marine Corps
accessdate=2006-09-08

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NAME= Tomlin, Andrew J.
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SHORT DESCRIPTION= United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
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