Rank: Second Lieutenant (Highest Rank: First Lieutenant)
Conflict/Era: Indian Campaigns
Unit/Command: 9th U.S. Cavalry
Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
Medal of Honor Action Date: August 16, 1881
Medal of Honor Action Place: Cuchillo Negro Mountains, New Mexico, USA
Citation
Saved the life of a dismounted soldier, who was in imminent danger of being cut off, by alone galloping quickly to his assistance under heavy fire and escorting him to a place of safety, his horse being twice shot in this action.
Additional Details
Accredited to: Spring Mills, Centre County, Pennsylvania
Awarded Posthumously: No
Presentation Date & Details: July 23, 1897
Born: April 21, 1858, Lower Providence Township, Montgomery County, PA, United States
Died: November 1, 1908, Lincoln, NE, United States
Buried: Arlington National Cemetery (PM) (3-2193WS), Arlington, VA, United States