b. 04/10/1843 Byron, Maine. d. 14/11/1895 Chicago, Illinois.
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 02/04/1865 Petersburg, Virginia.
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Captain in the Union Army in Company B, 1st Maine Veteran Infantry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on April 2, 1865 at Petersburg, Virginia. He did not receive his Medal until October 23, 1891.
MOH CITATION:
With six men, captured 69 Confederate prisoners and recaptured several soldiers who had fallen into the enemy’s hands.
BURIAL LOCATION: GRACELAND CEMETERY, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.
MAPLEWOOD SECTION, BLOCK 20, GRAVE 233.
IN MEMORY OF MARKER AT ANGELUS ROSEDALE CEMETERY, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA. SECTION P, LOT 198.
LOCATION OF MEDAL: UNKNOWN.
