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Thomas Annis Blasdel

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Thomas Annis Blasdel

Birth
Dearborn County, Indiana, USA
Death
12 Oct 1932 (aged 89)
Sylvia, Reno County, Kansas, USA
Burial
Hutchinson, Reno County, Kansas, USA
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Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. In August 1862, he enlisted in the Union Army and served as a Private in Company H, 83rd Indiana Infantry. On May 22, 1863, during the Siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi, Private Blasdel volunteered to be a member of a storming party to build a bridge across a moat and plant scaling ladders against a Confederate embankment in advance of the main attack. Despite repeated attacks, Private Blasdel with a few others held off the enemy until they could retreat at nightfall. For gallantry in the face of the enemy, he was promoted Corporal and awarded the Medal of Honor. He died at age 89 in Hutchinson, Kansas.
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. In August 1862, he enlisted in the Union Army and served as a Private in Company H, 83rd Indiana Infantry. On May 22, 1863, during the Siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi, Private Blasdel volunteered to be a member of a storming party to build a bridge across a moat and plant scaling ladders against a Confederate embankment in advance of the main attack. Despite repeated attacks, Private Blasdel with a few others held off the enemy until they could retreat at nightfall. For gallantry in the face of the enemy, he was promoted Corporal and awarded the Medal of Honor. He died at age 89 in Hutchinson, Kansas.

Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith

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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6403767/thomas_annis-blasdel: accessed ), memorial page for Thomas Annis Blasdel (2 Jan 1843–12 Oct 1932), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6403767, citing Fairlawn Burial Park, Hutchinson, Reno County, Kansas, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.