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{{otherpeople|Tom Bradley}} '''Thomas Wilson Bradley''' (April 6, 1844 – May 30, 1920) was a [[United States House of Representatives|United States Representative]] from [[New York]] and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the [[Medal of Honor]]. ==Biography== Born in [[Yorkshire, England]], Bradley immigrated to the [[United States]] in 1846 with his parents, who settled in [[Walden, New York]]. He attended school until nine years of age. During the [[American Civil War|Civil War]] he entered the [[Union Army]] from [[Walden, New York]], as a [[private (rank)|private]]. Later promoted to [[Sergeant#United States|Sergeant]] in the [[124th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment]], he earned the Medal of Honor on May 3, 1863 at the [[Battle of Chancellorsville]]. His official citation reads: "Volunteered in response to a call and alone, in the face of a heavy fire of [[musket]]ry and [[canister shot|canister]], went and procured [[ammunition]] for the use of his comrades." His medal was not awarded until several decades later, on June 10, 1896. After the Battle of Chancellorsville, he was promoted to [[Captain (OF-2)|captain]] and became the [[aide-de-camp]] to Major General [[Gershom Mott]], 3rd Division, [[II Corps (ACW)|II Corps]]. He received a [[Brevet (military)|brevet]] promotion to [[Major (United States)|Major]] of Volunteers. He served as member of the [[New York State Assembly]] in 1876 and as delegate to the [[Republican National Convention]]s in 1892, 1896, and 1900. Bradley was elected as a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] to the [[58th United States Congress|Fifty-eighth]] and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1903-March 3, 1913). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1912. He engaged in [[banking]] and served as president and treasurer of the [[New York Knife Company]]. Bradley died in [[Walden, New York]], at age 76 and was interred there in Wallkill Valley Cemetery. ==Medal of Honor citation== Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company H, 124th New York Infantry. Place and date: At Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, 1863. Entered service at: Walden, N.Y. Born: April 6, 1844, England. Date of issue: June 10, 1896. '''Citation:''' <blockquote>Volunteered in response to a call and alone, in the face of a heavy fire of musketry and canister, went and procured ammunition for the use of his comrades.</blockquote> ==See also== {{Portal box|Biography|United States Army|American Civil War}} *[[List of Medal of Honor recipients]] *[[List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: A–F#B|List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: A–F]] ==References== *{{CongBio|B000747}} Retrieved on 2007-11-07 *{{cite web |title = Civil War Medal of Honor Recipients (A-L) |work = Medal of Honor citations |publisher = [[United States Army Center of Military History]] |date = 2007-06-06 |url = http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/civwaral.html |accessdate = 2007-06-06}} {{USRepSuccessionBoxNeeded}} {{Bioguide}} {{Persondata |NAME= Bradley, Thomas Wilson |ALTERNATIVE NAMES= |SHORT DESCRIPTION= [[United States Army]] [[Medal of Honor]] recipient |DATE OF BIRTH= April 6, 1844 |PLACE OF BIRTH= [[West Stockbridge]], [[Massachusetts]] |DATE OF DEATH= May 30, 1920 |PLACE OF DEATH= [[Walden, New York]] }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Bradley, Thomas Wilson}} [[Category:1844 births]] [[Category:1920 deaths]] [[Category:Army Medal of Honor recipients]] [[Category:English immigrants to the United States]] [[Category:Members of the United States House of Representatives from New York]] [[Category:People from Orange County, New York]] [[Category:Republican Party (United States) politicians]] [[Category:Union Army officers]] [[Category:New York Republicans]]
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