Corporal Thomas Nason during the war. (Richard Carlile Collection)	Thomas B Nason Company D Enlisted 05/28/61 Discharged 05/05/64 Rank Corporal Wounds wounded Battle Wounded Antietam-unknown Battle Wounded Gettysburg 7/2-arm, breast Nativity USA,ME Born 01/01/44 Died 02/01/03 Died Where MN,Richfield Hometown Richfield Vocation farmer
Four NCOs from Company D. Color Sgt William Irvine seated next to Corporal Thomas Nason. Standing on the left is Corporal Jacob Kouts. John French stands on the right. (Richard Carlile Collection) Tom in 1901 at a reunion of the First Minnesota veterans. (Minnesota Historical Society)

Thomas Benton Nason was 18 when he enlisted with his older brother, Eben, in Company D of the First Minnesota Infantry. While Eben was discharged early in the war, Thomas served his full three year term.

Thomas was promoted to the rank of corporal on Nov 1, 1862. He was wounded at both Antietam and Gettysburg during their charge on July 2, 1863. He and many of the other wounded men of the First were sent to Chestnut Hill Hospital in Philadelphia to recover. He was eventually discharged with his comrades on May 5, 1864.

Thomas had a farm located in the area of what is now 50th & Portland Ave S in Minneapolis. At the time that area was part of Richfield township. His wife was Louise (1849-1935). They had a daughter, Effie (1874-1938). They lost two children in infancy Benton (1880-1882) and Lois (1889-1890).

In 1893, Tom and Louise were living at 1407 Clinton Ave S in Minneapolis. He died on Feb 1, 1903. he was buried two days later in the Oak Hill Cemetery located at 59th and Lyndale Ave S in south Minneapolis. Louise, Effie, Benton and Lois are also buried in the family plot there.

Sources:

Roster of Survivors, First Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, 1893.

Roster of the Veterans of the First Minnesota, 1897, p 7.

First Minnesota Association Papers, MHS, p 125.