Unit/Command: Company B, 1st Michigan Sharpshooters
Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
Medal of Honor Action Date: July 30, 1864
Medal of Honor Action Place: Petersburg, Virginia, USA
Citation
Instead of retreating or surrendering when the works were captured, regardless of his personal safety, continued to return the enemy's fire until he was captured.
Additional Details
Accredited to: Grand Haven, Ottawa County, Michigan
Awarded Posthumously: No
Presentation Date & Details: July 31, 1896
Born: 1844, Coldwater, Branch County, MI, United States
Died: December 13, 1900
Buried: Evergreen Cemetery (206-2), Kalkaska, MI, United States