Thomas Burke
Born: 1842 at Ireland
Home Town: New York, New York
Medal of Honor
U.S. Army
American Civil War
Date of Issue: February 11, 1878
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Private Thomas Burke, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 30 June 1863, while serving with Company A, 5th New York Cavalry, in action at Hanover Courthouse (Gettysburg Battle), Virginia, for capture of battle flag.
Medal of Honor
U.S. Navy
Peacetime Awards
War Department, General Orders No. 77, August 1, 1866
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Seaman of the U.S.S. De Soto Thomas Burke, United States Navy, for heroic conduct, with two comrades, in rescuing from drowning James Rose and John Russell, seamen, of the U.S.S. WINOOSKI, off Eastport, Maine, 10 May 1866.
