b. 10/04/1840 Pleasant View, Illinois. d. 20/08/1918 Rushville, Illinois.
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 09/04/1865 Fort Blakely, Alabama.
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Sergeant in the Union Army in Company B, 119th Illinois Infantry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on April 9, 1865 at Fort Blakely, Alabama. He received his Medal on July 12, 1865 from Lieutenant J J Lyon on parade of the 16th Army Corps.
MOH CITATION:
Capture of flag.
BURIAL LOCATION: MESSERER CEMETERY, RUSHVILLE, ILLINOIS.
LOCATION OF MEDAL: ILLINOIS STATE MILITARY MUSEUM, SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS.
