b. 12/01/1831 Dublin, Ireland. d. 27/12/1901 Chicago, Illinois.
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 22/05/1863 Vicksburg, Mississippi.
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Sergeant in the Union Army in Company G, 127th Illinois Infantry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on May 22, 1863 at Vicksburg, Mississippi. He did not receive his Medal until July 9, 1894.
MOH CITATION:
Gallantry in the charge of the “volunteer storming party.”
BURIAL LOCATION: GRACELAND CEMETERY, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.
SECTION C, LOT 808.
LOCATION OF MEDAL: BELIEVED TO BE FAMILY.
