b. 28/07/1840 Burlington, Ohio. d. 13/01/1914 Decatur, Illinois.
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 02/07/1863 Elk River, Tennessee.
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. Born in Burlington, Ohio, he served during the Civil War in Company D of the 104th Illinois Volunteer Infantry, a unit that served from August 1862 to June 1865. Enlisting as a Private on August 27, 1862, he rose to the rank of Sergeant, and was honorably mustered out on June 6, 1865 with the rest of his unit, having served the duration of the war. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery while a Corporal at Elk River, Tennessee on July 2, 1863. His citation reads “Voluntarily joined a small party that, under a heavy fire, captured a stockade and saved the bridge”. His Medal was awarded to him on October 30, 1897, thirty four years after his brave deed. He was one of eight 104th Illinois soldiers to be awarded the Medal of Honor for bravery during the war (the others being Private Richard Gage, Lieutenant Colonel Douglas Hapeman, Private George Houghton, Sergeant George Marsh, Private John Shapland, Private Oscar Slagle, and Private Reuben S. Smalley).
MOH CITATION:
Voluntarily joined a small party that, under a heavy fire, captured a stockade and saved the bridge.
BURIAL LOCATION: GREENWOOD CEMETERY, DECATUR, ILLINOIS.
BLOCK 12, LOT 21, GRAVE 8.
LOCATION OF MEDAL: UNKNOWN.
