Andrew J. Tomlin

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Andrew J. Tomlin
15 March 1845 – 1 November 1906
Gravesite of Andrew Tomlin
Place of birth	Goshen, New Jersey
Allegiance	United States Marine Corps
Rank	Corporal
Unit	USS Wabash
Battles/wars	American Civil War * Second Battle of Fort Fisher
Awards	Medal of Honor

Andrew J. Tomlin (15 March 1845 – 1 November 1906) was a United States Marine and a recipient of the American military's highest award - the Medal of Honor - for his actions in the Civil War.

Corporal Tomlin's official Medal of Honor citation reads:

As corporal of the guard on board the U.S.S. WABASH during the assault on Fort Fisher, on 15 January 1865. As one of 200 Marines assembled to hold a line intrenchements it the rear of the fort which the enemy threatened to attack in force following a retreat in panic by more than two-thirds of the assaulting ground forces, Corporal Tomlin took position in line and remained until morning when relief troops arrived from the fort. When one of his comrades was struck down by enemy fire, he unhesitatingly advanced under a withering fire of musketry into an open plain close to the fort and assisted the wounded man to place of safety.

Andrew J. Tomlin is buried in Goshen Methodist Cemetery, Goshen, New Jersey