Medal of Honor Action Place: Fredericksburg & Chancellorsville, Virginia, USA
Citation
At Fredericksburg seized the colors and led the command through a terrible fire of cannon and musketry. In a hand-to-hand fight at Chancellorsville, recaptured the colors of his regiment.
Additional Details
Accredited to: Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
Awarded Posthumously: No
Presentation Date & Details: June 7, 1892
Born: January 23, 1825, Northumberland, Northumberland County, PA, United States
Died: March 5, 1902
Buried: Presbyterian Church Cemetery (MH), Pottsville, PA, United States