Medal of Honor Action Place: Milk River, Colorado, USA
Citation
Voluntarily left fortified shelter and under heavy fire at close-range made the rounds of the pits to instruct the guards; fought his way to the creek and back to bring water to the wounded.
Additional Details
Accredited to: Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Awarded Posthumously: No
Presentation Date & Details: September 22, 1890
Born: June 11, 1850, Boydton, Mecklenburg County, VA, United States
Died: January 31, 1904, Washington, DC, United States
Buried: Arlington National Cemetery (MH) (23-16547), Arlington, VA, United States