Rank: First Sergeant (Highest Rank: Quartermaster Sergeant)
Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
Unit/Command: Company K, 2d U.S. Cavalry
Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
Medal of Honor Action Date: September 19, 1864
Medal of Honor Action Place: Winchester, Virginia, USA
Citation
Went to the assistance of his regimental commander, whose horse had been killed under him in a charge, mounted the officer behind him, under a heavy fire from the enemy, and returned him to his command.
Additional Details
Accredited to: Fort Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas
Awarded Posthumously: No
Presentation Date & Details: March 16, 1896
Born: February 27, 1830, Wurttemberg, Germany
Died: December 26, 1908, Junction City, KS, United States
Buried: Catholic Cemetery (MH) (NE corner) , Ogden, KS, United States