Rank: Captain (Highest Rank: Brevet Major NY Volunteers)
Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
Unit/Command: Company D, 24th New York Cavalry
Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
Medal of Honor Action Date: June 17, 1864
Medal of Honor Action Place: Petersburg, Virginia, USA
Citation
During an assault and in the face of a heavy fire rendered heroic assistance to a wounded and helpless officer, thereby saving his life and in the performance of this gallant act sustained a severe wound.
Additional Details
Accredited to: Dobbs Ferry, Westchester County, New York
Awarded Posthumously: No
Presentation Date & Details: March 29, 1899
Born: April 14, 1844, Hamburg, Erie County, NY, United States
Died: March 27, 1935, Montclair, NJ, United States
Buried: Rosedale Cemetery (MH) (265), Orange, NJ, United States