Medal of Honor Action Place: near Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, USA
Citation
Voluntarily gathered the men of the battery together, remanned the guns, which had been ordered abandoned by an officer, opened fire, and kept up the same on the enemy until after the surrender.
Additional Details
Accredited to: Indanapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Awarded Posthumously: No
Presentation Date & Details: November 2, 1896
Born: 1840, Germany
Died: June 6, 1905, St. Louis, MO, United States
Buried: Bellefontaine Cemetery (186-X-72), St. Louis, MO, United States