Thomas D. Collins

{{Infobox military person

|name = Thomas D. Collins

|image =

|birth_date = {{birth date|1847|08|14}}

|death_date = {{death date and age|1935|05|26|1847|08|14}}

|birth_place = Neversink, New York

|death_place = Middletown, New York

|placeofburial = Hillside Cemetery, Middletown, New York

|allegiance = United States of America

|branch = United States Army
Union Army

|serviceyears = 1861-1865

|rank = Sergeant

|unit = {{flagicon|New York|1778}} 143rd Regiment, New York Volunteer Infantry - Company H

|battles = American Civil War

|awards = {{Flagicon image|Medal of Honor ribbon.svg}} Medal of Honor

}}

Thomas D. Collins (August 14, 1847 - May 26, 1935) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Collins received the country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action during the Battle of Resaca in Georgia on 15 May 1864. He was honored with the award on 14 August 1896.{{Cite web |url=http://www.history.army.mil/moh/civilwar_af.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130917052505/http://www.history.army.mil/moh/civilwar_af.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 17, 2013 |title=Civil War (A-L) Medal of Honor Recipients |accessdate=28 October 2013}}{{Cite web |url=https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/2992 |title=Thomas D. Collins |access-date=28 October 2013}}

Biography

Collins was born in Neversink, New York on 14 August 1847. He enlisted in the 143rd New York Volunteer Infantry at Liberty, Sullivan County in New York. He died on 26 May 1935 and his remains are interred at Hillside Cemetery{{Cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8257144|title=Thomas D. Collins Sr. (1847-1935) - Find a Grave|website=Find a Grave }} in Middletown, New York.

Medal of Honor citation

{{quotation|Captured a regimental flag of the enemy.}}

See also

{{Portal|Biography|American Civil War}}

References