b. 12/1828 Ireland. d. 15/10/1889 Sprague, Connecticut.
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 03/07/1863 Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He served in the Union Army as a Sergeant in Company K, 14th Connecticut Infantry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on July 3, 1863 at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. His citation reads” Capture of flag of 52d North Carolina Infantry (C.S.A.).” He received his Medal on 6 December 1864 by Major General George G Meade at a review of a 2nd Army Corps Headquarters at Peebles’ House, near Petersburg, Virginia.
MOH CITATION:
Capture of flag of 52nd North Carolina Infantry (C.S.A.).
BURIAL LOCATION: ST MARY’S CEMETERY, BALTIC, CONNECTICUT.
NEAR SHOP.
LOCATION OF MEDAL: UNKNOWN.
