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|name = Thomas Guinn |
|name = Thomas Guinn |
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|birth_date = {{Birth date|1836|3|5}} |
|birth_date = {{Birth date|1836|3|5}} |
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|death_date = {{Death date and age|1908|9|12|1836|3|5}} |
|death_date = {{Death date and age|1908|9|12|1836|3|5}} |
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|image= US-MOH-1862.png |
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|birth_place = [[Clinton County, Ohio]] |
|birth_place = [[Clinton County, Ohio]] |
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|death_place = [[Ohio]] |
|death_place = [[Ohio]] |
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|allegiance = [[United States]] |
|allegiance = [[United States]] |
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|branch =[[United States Army]]<br/>[[Union Army]] |
|branch =[[United States Army]]<br/>[[Union Army]] |
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| rank = [[Private]] |
| rank = [[Private (rank)|Private]] |
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| unit = Company D, |
| unit = {{flagicon|Ohio}} Company D, [[47th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment]] |
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| battles = [[American Civil War]]<br/>{{*}} [[Siege of Vicksburg]] |
| battles = [[American Civil War]]<br/>{{*}} [[Siege of Vicksburg]] |
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| awards = [[Medal of Honor]] |
| awards = [[Medal of Honor]] |
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'''Thomas Guinn''' (1836 – 1908) was a [[Union Army]] soldier during the [[American Civil War]]. He received the [[Medal of Honor]] for gallantry during the [[Siege of Vicksburg]] on May 22, 1863. |
'''Thomas Guinn''' (1836 – 1908) was a [[Union Army]] soldier during the [[American Civil War]]. He received the [[Medal of Honor]] for gallantry during the [[Siege of Vicksburg]] on May 22, 1863. |
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==Union assault== |
==Union assault== |
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On May 22, 1863, General [[Ulysses S. Grant]] ordered an assault on the Confederate heights at [[Vicksburg, Mississippi]]. The plan called for a storming party of volunteers to build a bridge across a moat and plant scaling ladders against the enemy embankment in advance of the main attack. |
On May 22, 1863, General [[Ulysses S. Grant]] ordered an assault on the Confederate heights at [[Vicksburg, Mississippi]]. The plan called for a storming party of volunteers to build a bridge across a moat and plant scaling ladders against the enemy embankment in advance of the main attack. |
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The volunteers knew the odds were against survival and the mission was called, in nineteenth century vernacular, a "[[forlorn hope]]". Only single men were accepted as volunteers and even then, twice as many men as needed came forward and were turned away. The assault began in the early morning following a naval bombardment. |
The volunteers knew the odds were against survival and the mission was called, in nineteenth century vernacular, a "[[forlorn hope]]". Only single men were accepted as volunteers and even then, twice as many men as needed came forward and were turned away. The assault began in the early morning following a naval bombardment. |
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The Union soldiers came under enemy fire immediately and were pinned down in the ditch they were to cross. Despite repeated attacks by the main Union body, the men of the forlorn hope were unable to retreat until nightfall. Of the 150 men in the storming party, nearly half were killed. Seventy-nine of the survivors were awarded the Medal of Honor. |
The Union soldiers came under enemy fire immediately and were pinned down in the ditch they were to cross. Despite repeated attacks by the main Union body, the men of the forlorn hope were unable to retreat until nightfall. Of the 150 men in the storming party, nearly half were killed. Seventy-nine of the survivors were awarded the Medal of Honor. |
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==Medal of Honor citation== |
==Medal of Honor citation== |
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"For gallantry in the charge of the volunteer storming party on 22 May 1863." |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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{{Portal|Biography}} |
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*[[List of Medal of Honor recipients]] |
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*[[List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: G-L]] |
*[[List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: G-L]] |
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==Notes== |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*{{Find a Grave|8358611}} |
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*[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=guinn&GSfn=thomas&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=37&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=8358611&df=all& Findagrave] |
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*[http://oregonmag.com/CivilWarFletcher1108.html A Forlorn Hope] |
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20101011003120/http://oregonmag.com/CivilWarFletcher1108.html A Forlorn Hope] |
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*[http://www.nps.gov/vick/historyculture/vicksburg-medal-of-honor-recipients.htm Vicksburg Medal of Honor Recipients] |
*[http://www.nps.gov/vick/historyculture/vicksburg-medal-of-honor-recipients.htm Vicksburg Medal of Honor Recipients] |
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Latest revision as of 23:24, 31 October 2024
Thomas Guinn | |
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| Born | March 5, 1836 Clinton County, Ohio |
| Died | September 12, 1908 (aged 72) Ohio |
| Place of burial | Springlawn Cemetery, New Paris, Ohio |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service | United States Army Union Army |
| Rank | Private |
| Unit |  Company D, 47th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment |
| Battles / wars | American Civil War • Siege of Vicksburg |
| Awards | Medal of Honor |
Thomas Guinn (1836 – 1908) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the Siege of Vicksburg on May 22, 1863.
Union assault
[edit]On May 22, 1863, General Ulysses S. Grant ordered an assault on the Confederate heights at Vicksburg, Mississippi. The plan called for a storming party of volunteers to build a bridge across a moat and plant scaling ladders against the enemy embankment in advance of the main attack. The volunteers knew the odds were against survival and the mission was called, in nineteenth century vernacular, a "forlorn hope". Only single men were accepted as volunteers and even then, twice as many men as needed came forward and were turned away. The assault began in the early morning following a naval bombardment. The Union soldiers came under enemy fire immediately and were pinned down in the ditch they were to cross. Despite repeated attacks by the main Union body, the men of the forlorn hope were unable to retreat until nightfall. Of the 150 men in the storming party, nearly half were killed. Seventy-nine of the survivors were awarded the Medal of Honor.
Medal of Honor citation
[edit]"For gallantry in the charge of the volunteer storming party on 22 May 1863."
See also
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Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- "Thomas Guinn". Hall of Valor. Military Times.