Clifford Thomson

First Lieutenant · U.S. Army

Company A, 1st New York Cavalry

2 May 1863 · Chancellorsville, Virginia

Branch: U.S. Army
Era: Civil War
Home state: New York
Action: Chancellorsville, Virginia

The citation

Official citation

Volunteered to ascertain the character of approaching troops; rode up so closely as to distinguish the features of the enemy, and as he wheeled to return they opened fire with musketry, the Union troops returning same. Under a terrific fire from both sides Lieutenant Thomson rode back unhurt to the Federal lines, averting a disaster to the Army by his heroic act.