Timeline
Birth- abt 1841
Nashua NH
1861 - 1865Civil War (Union)- Age: 20 years
Conflict Period
Civil War (Union)
Unit
1st Cavalry
Branch
Army
State
New Hampshire
Company
L,A
Served For
United States of America
18 Jun 1863
Listed as POW at Middleburg VA
Service Start Date
Service End Date
Service Start Date
31 Jun 1863
paroled prisoner at Annapolis MD
Pvt
Enlistment- May 1, 1861-Age: 20 years
Discharge
2 Lient
1861 - 1865Civil War (Union)
Service Start Date
Conflict Period
Civil War (Union)
Served For
United States of America
Gold Star
Death- Jul 18, 1864-Age: 24 years
Cox's Mill VA
Killed While Relieving Pickets (shot 5 times by guerrilla fighters)
Burial
Pelham Center Cemetery, Pelham, NH
Other Facts
Full Name
Vidal Letain Thom
Also known as
V. Letaine Thorn
Also known as
Vidal L. Thorn
Full Name
Vidal L Thom
Mother - Julia Thom
applied for mother's pension - Sept 1864; died Feb 1905
Physical Description: Height
6'
Physical Description: Complexion
light
Physical Description: Eye Color
hazel
Physical Description: Hair Color
dark
Occupation
Hatter in Haverhill MA
Place of Residence
Pelham NH
