Sergeant Thomas Burk (August 7, 1840 to February 15, 1926) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War.

Burk received the country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action during the Battle of the Wilderness on 6 May 1864.

[1][2][3] Burk was born in Lewis County, New York on 7 August 1840.

He died on 15 February 1926 and his remains are interred at the Lowville Rural Cemetery in New York.

At the risk of his own life went back while the rebels were still firing and, finding Col. Wheelock unable to move, alone and unaided, carried him off the field of battle.