b. 11/06/1841 Cook County, Illinois. d. 02/07/1906 Sumner, Washington.
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 22/05/1863 Vicksburg, Mississippi.
Civil War Medal of Honor recipient. Served as a Corporal in Company E, 55th Illinois Infantry, at the Battle of Vicksburg, Mississippi. On May 22, 1863, he was a member of the Volunteer Storming Party in the charge against Confederate ammunition barges. His citation was issued on September 2, 1893 and accredited to the State of Illinois.
MOH CITATION:
Gallantry in the charge of the “volunteer storming party.”
BURIAL LOCATION: ORTING TOWN CEMETERY, ORTING, WASHINGTON.
SECTION 5, LOT T76.
LOCATION OF MEDAL: UNKNOWN.
