Thomas J. Box
Born: November 7, 1833 at Indiana, Indiana
Home Town: Bedford, Indiana
Date of Issue: April 7, 1865
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Captain (Infantry) Thomas J. Box, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 14 May 1864, while serving with Company D, 27th Indiana Infantry, in action at Resaca, Georgia, for capture of flag of the 38th Alabama Infantry (Confederate States of America).
