Thomas J Box
was born November 7th 1833 in Indiana.
Box was a
Captain in Company D of the 27th Indiana on May 14th
1864, when during the Battle of Resaca he captured the flag of the 38th
Alabama. The Battle of Resaca was fought
from May 13th through 16th 1864. Box was one of eight men who earned the Medal
of Honor during the action.
Box died
December 18th1914 in Indianapolis, Indiana, and is buried in the
Green Hill Cemetery in Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana.
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