b. 29/03/1840 Mecklenburg, Germany. d. 03/08/1923 Toledo, Ohio.
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 28/07/1864 Ezra Chapel, Georgia.
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. Served in the Civil War as a Sergeant in Company G, 37th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery at the Battle of Ezra Church, Georgia on July 28, 1864. His Medal was awarded to him on May 10, 1894.
MOH CITATION:
At great hazard of his life he saved his commanding officer, then badly wounded, from capture.
BURIAL LOCATION: WOODLAWN CEMETERY, TOLEDO, OHIO.
SECTION 28, LOT 55.
LOCATION OF MEDAL: UNKNOWN.
