Aaron B. Tompkins

Infobox Military Person
name= Aaron B. Tompkins
born= birth date|1844|2|2
died= death date and age|1931|11|27|1844|2|2
placeofbirth= Orange, New Jersey
placeofdeath=
placeofburial=


nickname=
allegiance= United States of America Union
branch= United States Army Union Army
serviceyears=
rank= Sergeant
commands=
unit= Company G, 1st New Jersey Volunteer Cavalry
battles= American Civil War
awards= Medal of Honor
laterwork=

Aaron B. Tompkins (February 2, 1844–November 27, 1931) was a cavalry soldier who was awarded the Medal of Honor while serving in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

Military career

He was serving as a Sergeant in Company G, 1st New Jersey Volunteer Cavalry 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.findagrave|4093 Retrieved on 2007-12-07] His grave can be found in the Lawn Section, Lot 31, Grave 6.findagrave|4093 Retrieved on 2007-12-07]

Medal of Honor citation

Rank 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.cite web
accessdate=2007-12-07
url = http://www.army.mil/cmh/html/moh/civwarmz.html
title = Aaron B. Tompkins, Medal of Honor recipient
work = American Civil War (M-Z)
publisher Army Medal of Honor website
date = July 16, 2007]

ee also

*List of Medal of Honor recipients
*

Notes

References

*findagrave|4093 Retrieved on 2007-12-07
*cite web
accessdate=2007-12-07
url = http://www.army.mil/cmh/html/moh/civwarmz.html
title = Aaron B. Tompkins, Medal of Honor recipient
work = American Civil War (M-Z)
publisher Army Medal of Honor website
date = July 16, 2007

*Bilby, Joseph G. and Goble, William C., "Remember You Are Jerseymen: A Military History of Jersey's Troops in the Civil War", Longstreet House, Hightstown, June 1998. ISBN 0-944413-54-4.

*Lang, George, Collins, Raymond L., and White, Gerald, "Medal of Honor Recipients 1863-1994", 1995 ISBN 0-816032-59-9

*Stryker, William S., "Record of Officers and Men of New Jersey in the Civil War 1861-1865", Trenton, New Jersey, 1876.

Persondata
NAME= Tompkins, Aaron B.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION= United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
DATE OF BIRTH= February 2, 1844
PLACE OF BIRTH= Orange, New Jersey
DATE OF DEATH= November 27, 1931
PLACE OF DEATH=