1841 - 1885
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| First Name |
Thomas
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| Last Name |
Plunkett
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| Birthday |
30th November, 1840
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| Birthplace |
Ireland
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| Died |
10th March, 1885
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| Buried |
Hope Cemetery, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
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| Nationality |
Irish
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Thomas Plunkett (1841 - March 10, 1885) 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 guard took the flag from him so he could retire. Both of his arms were eventually amputated, and it would take another two years for him to recover. For his actions during the battle Plunkett received the Medal of Honor. 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.
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