Unit/Command: Company G, 1st Rhode Island Light Artillery
Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
Medal of Honor Action Date: April 2, 1865
Medal of Honor Action Place: Petersburg, Virginia, USA
Citation
Was one of a detachment of 20 picked artillerymen who voluntarily accompanied an infantry assaulting party and who turned upon the enemy the guns captured in the assault.
Additional Details
Accredited to: Charleston, Washington County, Rhode Island
Awarded Posthumously: No
Presentation Date & Details: June 28, 1892
Born: August 8, 1843, Stonington, New London County, CT, United States
Died: December 29, 1930, Potter Hill, RI, United States
Buried: White Brook Cemetery (MH), Richmond, RI, United States