Medal of Honor Action Place: Ivy Farm, Mississippi, USA
Citation
Voluntarily risked his life by taking a horse, under heavy fire beyond the line of battle for the rescue of his captain, whose horse had been killed in a charge and who was surrounded by the enemy's skirmishers.
Additional Details
Accredited to: St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri
Awarded Posthumously: No
Presentation Date & Details: July 8, 1897
Born: March 25, 1844, Wiesbaden, Germany
Died: August 10, 1930
Buried: Mount Hope Cemetery (PM) (12-107-3), St. Louis, MO, United States