b. 13/07/1841 Scotland. d. 26/08/1904 Gillespie, Illinois.
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 22/05/1863 Vicksburg, Mississippi.
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Sergeant in the Union Army in Company A, 97th Illinois Infantry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on May 22, 1863 at Vicksburg, Mississippi. His citation reads “Gallantry in the charge of the “volunteer storming party”. He would not receive his Medal until nearly 33 years later on 29 January 1896.
MOH CITATION:
For gallantry in the charge of the volunteer storming party on 22 May 1863.
BURIAL LOCATION: GILLESPIE CITY CEMETERY, GILLESPIE, ILLINOIS.
2ND ROW OFF EASTON AVENUE.
LOCATION OF MEDAL: UNKNOWN.
