11, 1894, at the age of 51 and 31 years after the fact, Blasdel received the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the Siege of Vicksburg. Later life Blasdel married Elizabeth and had a child, Emert. Elizabeth died in 1928 and Thomas on October 12, 1932, in Reno County, Kansas. He is buried in Fairlawn Burial Park, Hutchinson, Kansas. Medal of Honor citation For gallantry in the charge of the volunteer storming party on 22 May 1863. See also List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: A–F Battle of Vicksburg 83rd Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry Notes References External links A Forlorn Hope Vicksburg Medal of Honor Recipients 1843 births 1932 deaths Union Army soldiers United States Army Medal of Honor recipients People of Indiana in the American Civil War American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor