b. 14/07/1836 Lewis County, West Virginia. d. 17/05/1877 New Milton, West Virginia.
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 06/04/1865 Deatonsville (Sailors Creek), Virginia.
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Commissary Sergeant in the Union Army in Company E, 3d West Virginia Cavalry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action at Deatonsville (Sailor’s Creek), Virginia on April 6, 1865. He received the Medal on May 3, 1865.
MOH CITATION:
Capture of flag of 6th Tennessee Infantry (C.S.A.).
BURIAL LOCATION: GREENBRIER CEMETERY, SALEM, WEST VIRGINIA.
LOCATION OF MEDAL: UNKNOWN.
