b. 17/06/1841 Germany. d. 09/09/1923 Sturgis, Michigan.
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 12/05/1864 Spotsylvania, Virginia.
Civil War Medal of Honor recipient. He enlisted in the Union Army at New York and served as a Private in Company F, 73d New York Infantry. On May 12, 1864 at the conflict at Spotsylvania, Virginia, he captured the Confederate flag of the 15th Louisiana Infantry C.S.A. He was presented with his Medal on December 1, 1864.
MOH CITATION:
Capture of flag of 15th Louisiana Infantry (C.S.A.).
BURIAL LOCATION: OAK LAWN CEMETERY, STURGIS, MICHIGAN.
SECTION L, LOT 114.
LOCATION OF MEDAL: UNKNOWN.
