Andrew J. Tomlin

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Andrew J. Tomlin
March 15, 1845(1845-03-15) – November 1, 1906 (aged 61)
Corporal Andrew J. Tomlin
Place of birth	Goshen, New Jersey
Place of death	Goshen, New Jersey
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Marine Corps
Rank	Corporal
Unit	USS Wabash
Battles/wars	American Civil War Second Battle of Fort Fisher
Awards	- Medal of Honor

Andrew Jackson 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.

1 Medal of Honor citation
2 Post war
3 See also
4 Notes
5 References

[edit] Medal of Honor citation

Rank and Organization:

Corporal, U.S. Marine Corps. Born: 1844, Goshen, N.J. Accredited To: New Jersey. G.O. No.: 59, 22 June 1865.

Citation:

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.

[edit] Post war

After the war Andrew J. Tomlin returned to his home in New Jersey becoming commissioner of juries in 1880 and sheriff of Cape May County, New Jersey in 1895^[1]^[2] and is buried in Goshen Methodist Cemetery, Goshen, New Jersey