When nearly surrounded by the enemy, captured a Confederate soldier, and with the aid of a comrade who joined him later, captured four other Confederate soldiers, disarmed the five prisoners, and brought them all into the Union lines.
Additional Details
Accredited to: Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa
Awarded Posthumously: No
Presentation Date & Details: January 13, 1899
Born: February 22, 1842, Dubuque, Dubuque County, IA, United States
Died: May 9, 1913, Dubuque, IA, United States
Buried: Linwood Cemetery (MH) (2-277), Dubuque, IA, United States
Location of Medal:
State Historical Society of Iowa (1896 & 1904 designs), Des Moines, IA