Medal of Honor Action Place: Chancellorsville, Virginia, USA
Citation
Fought his guns until the enemy were upon him, then with one gun hauled in the road by hand he formed the rear guard and kept the enemy at bay by the rapidity of his fire and was the last man in the retreat.
Additional Details
Accredited to: New York, New York
Awarded Posthumously: No
Presentation Date & Details: August 17, 1893
Born: March 5, 1836, Germany
Died: May 14, 1911, near Front Royal, VA, United States
Buried: Rock Creek Cemetery (PM) (N-47-1) , Washington, DC, United States