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President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Sergeant Thomas Horan, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 2 July 1863, while serving with Company E, 72d New York Infantry, in action at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
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Horan was born in about 1839, the first of seven children to
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Horan enlisted in the Union army on May 14, 1861, as a private. By
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Sergeant Horan captured the regimental flag of the 8th Florida Infantry (Confederate States of America).
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The 72nd New York
Infantry in the Civil War: A History and Roster
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where Thomas worked as a laborer alongside his father.
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