Thomas J. Box
{{Infobox military person
| name = Thomas J. Box
| image = File:Captain Thomas J. Box.jpg
| birth_date = {{birth date|1833|11|07}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|1914|12|18|1833|11|07}}
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| allegiance = {{flag|United States of America|1861}}
| branch = {{army|USA}}
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| rank = Captain
| unit = {{Flagicon|Indiana}} 27th Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry - Company D
| battles = Battle of Resaca
| awards = {{Flagicon image|Medal of Honor ribbon.svg}} Medal of Honor
}}
Captain Thomas J. Box (November 7, 1833 – December 18, 1914) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Box 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 14 May 1864. He was honored with the award on 7 April 1865.{{Cite web |url=http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/civwaral.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071214025428/http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/civwaral.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 14, 2007 |title=Civil War (A-L) Medal of Honor Recipients |accessdate=27 September 2013}}{{Cite web |url=https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/3009 |title=Thomas J. Box |access-date=27 September 2013}}
Biography
Box was born on 7 November 1833 in Indiana. He enlisted into the 27th Indiana Infantry at Bedford, Indiana. He died on 18 December 1914 in Indianapolis and his remains are interred at the Green Hill Cemetery in Indiana.{{Cite web |url=http://lifeofthecivilwar.blogspot.com/2013/05/captured-flag.html |title=A Day in the Life of the Civil War |date=14 May 2013 |accessdate=27 September 2013}}
Medal of Honor citation
See also
{{Portal|Biography|American Civil War}}