Medal of Honor Action Place: Wilderness Campaign, Virginia, USA
Citation
Voluntarily rushed back into the enemy's lines, took the colors from the color sergeant, who was mortally wounded, and, although himself wounded, carried them through the fight.
Additional Details
Accredited to: New York
Awarded Posthumously: No
Presentation Date & Details: January 14, 1890
Born: May 5, 1841, France
Died: August 31, 1920, Bath, NY, United States
Buried: Bath National Cemetery (MH) (J-4-24), Bath, NY, United States