b. 21/02/1839 Laurelton, Pennsylvania. d. 30/05/1918 Huntingdon, Pennsylvania.
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 22/05/1863 Vicksburg, Mississippi.
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Private in the Union Army in Company H, 8th Missouri Infantry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on May 22, 1863 at Vicksburg, Mississippi. He did not receive his Medal until December 12, 1895.
MOH CITATION:
Gallantry in the charge of the “volunteer storming party.”
BURIAL LOCATION: RIVERVIEW CEMETERY, HUNTINGDON, PENNSYLVANIA.
SECTION 1, LOT 185.
LOCATION OF MEDAL: BELIEVED TO BE FAMILY.
