b. 16/03/1837 Boyle, County Roscommon, Ireland. d. 13/03/1911 Orting, Washington.
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 12/05/1864 Spotsylvania, Virginia.
Civil War Medal of Honor recipient. Entered the service at Muskegon, Michigan and was a Corporal in Company H, 26th Michigan Infantry. At Spotsylvania Courthouse, Virginia, on May 12, 1864, he captured a Confederate color in a charge, threw the flag over in front of his lines and continued in the charge upon the enemy. Citation was issued on January 11, 1900 and the award accredited to the state of Michigan.
MOH CITATION:
Captured a Confederate color in a charge, threw the flag over in front of the works, and continued in the charge upon the enemy.
BURIAL LOCATION: WASHINGTON SOLDIERS HOME CEMETERY, ORTING, WASHINGTON.
SECTION 2, ROW J, GRAVE 10.
LOCATION OF MEDAL: UNKNOWN.
