b. 28/08/1841 Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. d. 25/02/1917 Orting, Washington.
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 02/07/1863 Elk River, Tennessee.
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. Entered the Army at Brookfield, Cook County, Illinois, and served as a Private in Company D, 104th Illinois Infantry. At the Elk River, Tennessee on July 2, 1863, he was a member of a volunteer party that under a heavy fire, captured a Confederate stockade and saved the bridge from destruction. His citation was issued on March 27, 1900, and he is one of 24 Canadians awarded the Medal of Honor for actions during the Civil War.
MOH CITATION:
Voluntarily joined a small party that, under a heavy fire, captured a stockade and saved the bridge.
BURIAL LOCATION: WASHINGTON SOLDIERS HOME CEMETERY, ORTING, WASHINGTON.
SECTION 4, ROW O, GRAVE 45.
LOCATION OF MEDAL: BELIEVED TO BE FAMILY.
