Unit/Command: Company F, 21st Connecticut Infantry
Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
Medal of Honor Action Date: December 13, 1862
Medal of Honor Action Place: Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA
Citation
First of six men who volunteered to assist gunner of a battery upon which the enemy was concentrating its fire, and fought with the battery until the close of the engagement. His commanding officer felt he would never see this man alive again.
Additional Details
Accredited to: Montville, New London County, Connecticut
Awarded Posthumously: No
Presentation Date & Details: October 30, 1896
Born: October 14, 1845, Montville, New London County, CT, United States
Died: November 17, 1901, New Haven, CT, United States
Buried: Indian Hill Cemetery (MH) (GAR plot -!) , Middletown, CT, United States