Thomas Plunkett.
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1841–1885)
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About Thomas Plunkett
Thomas Plunkett was a color bearer during the American Civil War. He carried the banner of the 21st Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry at the Battle of Fredericksburg when a cannon blast took away both of his arms and wounded him in the chest. He pressed the flag against his chest with what remained of his arms and continued until one of the color guards took the flag from him so he could retire. His arms were eventually amputated, and he would take another two years to recover. Plunkett received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the battle. Battery Plunkett, a battery of two 4-inch rapid-firing guns at Fort Warren on Georges Island in Boston Harbor (MA), was completed in 1899 and named in his honor.
Everything about Thomas Plunkett →- Occupation
- U.S. Army soldier
- Born
- 1841
- Died
- March 10, 1885