Rank: Sergeant (Highest Rank: Brevet Major, New York Volunteers)
Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
Unit/Command: Company D, 9th New York Cavalry
Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
Medal of Honor Action Date: May 27, 1864
Medal of Honor Action Place: Crumps Creek, Virginia, USA
Citation
With a small force on a reconnaissance, drove off a strong body of the enemy, charged into another force of the enemy's cavalry and stampeded them, taking 27 prisoners.
Additional Details
Accredited to: Stockton, Chautauqua County, New York
Awarded Posthumously: No
Presentation Date & Details: May 13, 1892
Born: May 4, 1844, Stockton, Chautauqua County, NY, United States
Died: May 20, 1921
Buried: Lake View Cemetery (PMH) (Highland Sec.-86), Jamestown, NY, United States