b. 15/02/1844 Orange, New Jersey. d. 25/11/1931 Essex County, New Jersey.
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 05/04/1865 Deatonsville (Sailors Creek), Virginia.
Blake joined the 1st New Jersey Volunteer Cavalry in December 1861. He was serving as a Sergeant in Company G when he performed his act of bravery at the April 5, 1865 Battle of Sailor’s Creek, Virginia.
His Medal was awarded to him on July 3, 1865, with a citation that reads “Charged into the enemy’s ranks and captured a battle flag, having a horse shot under him and his cheeks and shoulders cut with a saber.”
He died in Essex County, New Jersey, and was buried in Rosedale Cemetery, Orange, New Jersey.
MOH CITATION:
Charged into the enemy’s ranks and captured a battle flag, having a horse shot under him and his cheeks and shoulders cut with a saber.
BURIAL LOCATION: ROSEDALE CEMETERY, ORANGE, NEW JERSEY.
LOT 31.
LOCATION OF MEDAL: UNKNOWN.
