Medal of Honor Action Place: Missionary Ridge, Tennessee, USA
Citation
Sprang over the works just captured from the enemy and calling upon his comrades to follow, rushed forward in the face of a deadly fire and was among the first over the works on the summit, where he compelled the surrender of a Confederate officer and received his sword.
Additional Details
Accredited to: Rutland, La Salle County, Illinois
Awarded Posthumously: No
Presentation Date & Details: April 4, 1900
Born: September 28, 1841, Schenectady, Schenectady County, NY, United States
Died: April 9, 1924, Washington, DC, United States
Buried: Arlington National Cemetery (PM) (2-3756), Arlington, VA, United States