Medal of Honor Action Place: Bentonville, North Carolina, USA
Citation
In the face of a galling fire from the enemy he voluntarily returned to where the color bearer had fallen wounded and saved the flag of his regiment from capture.
Additional Details
Accredited to: New Haven, Allen County, Indiana
Awarded Posthumously: No
Presentation Date & Details: February 16, 1897
Born: July 17, 1836, Glasgow, Scotland
Died: May 22, 1912, Fort Wayne, IN, United States
Buried: I.O.O.F. Cemetery (A-17), New Haven, IN, United States