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  • Walter Thorn
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  • Walter Thorn (November 18, 1844 – July 20, 1920) was a Union Army officer in the American Civil War. On December 8, 1898 he received the Medal of Honor for his action while serving as a Second Lieutenant in the 116th United States Colored Troops, a unit made up of white officers and African-American soldiers.
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Unit
  • 116
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serviceyears
  • 1861
  • 1879
Birth Date
  • 1844-11-18
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death place
  • Hampton, Virginia
Name
  • Walter Thorn
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  • Place of burial
Birth Place
  • Brooklyn, New York
Awards
death date
  • --07-20
Rank
  • 35
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abstract
  • Walter Thorn (November 18, 1844 – July 20, 1920) was a Union Army officer in the American Civil War. On December 8, 1898 he received the Medal of Honor for his action while serving as a Second Lieutenant in the 116th United States Colored Troops, a unit made up of white officers and African-American soldiers.