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THOMAS W STIVERS MEDAL OF HONOR WAR MEMORIAL GRAVESTONE

THOMAS W STIVERS MEDAL OF HONOR WAR MEMORIAL GRAVESTONE
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Location: RICHMOND CEMETERY-EAST MAIN GATE

City: RICHMOND

State: Kentucky

Zip Code: 40475

Type of Memorial: Medal of Honor Grave Stones Type II

Access: Cemetery

Wars Commemorated: INDIAN WARS

Photograph By: DON MORFE

Submitted By: COURTESY OF HMdb.org

CITATION:

The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Private Thomas W. Stivers, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on June 25 & 26, 1876, while serving with Company D, 7th U.S. Cavalry, in action at Little Big Horn, Montana. Private Stivers voluntarily brought water to the wounded under fire.


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