Thomas Ward Custer
U.S. Army
Date of Birth: Mar 15, 1845
Place of Birth: New Rumley, OH
Entered Service At: Monroe, MI
Date of Death: Jun 25, 1876
Place of Burial: Fort Leavenworth Cemetery - Fort Leavenworth, KS
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War or Period: Civil War
Rank at Time of Action: Second Lieutenant
Date/Place Of Action: Apr 03, 1865 - Willicomack, VA
Unit: Company B, 6th Michigan Cavalry
Date of Award: May 03, 1865
Synopsis: Capture of a Confederate Flag
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War or Period: Civil War
Rank at Time of Action: Second Lieutenant
Date/Place Of Action: Apr 06, 1865 - Deatonsville (Sailor's Creek), VA
Unit: Company B, 6th Michigan Cavalry
Date of Award: May 26, 1865
Synopsis: Leaped his horse over the enemy's works and captured two enemy
flags He was wounded and had his horse shot out from under him
during this action.
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John Cooper
aka: John Laver Mather
U.S. Navy
Date of Birth: Jul 24, 1828
Place of Birth: Dublin, Ireland
Entered Service At: New York, NY
Date of Death: Aug 22, 1891
Place of Burial: Cypress Hills National Cemetery - Brooklyn, NY
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War or Period: Civil War
Rank at Time of Action: Coxswain
Date/Place Of Action: Aug 05, 1864 - Mobile Bay, AL
Unit: USS Brooklyn
Date of Award: Dec 31, 1864
Synopsis: Remained at his gun and fought throughout the intense battle of
Mobile Bay, AL despite the loss and wounding of many other men.
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War or Period: Peace Time Award
Rank at Time of Action: Quartermaster
Date/Place Of Action: Apr 26, 1865 - Mobile, AL
Unit: Staff of Acting Rear Admiral Thatcher
Date of Award: Jun 29, 1865
Synopsis: During a fire at Mobile Bay, AL he risked his life to enter the
area of destruction, and rescued a wounded comrade who otherwise would have died.
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