Medal of Honor Action Place: Fredericksburg Heights, Virginia, USA
Citation
Shot a Confederate color bearer and seized the flag; also approached, alone, a barn between the lines and demanded and received the surrender of a number of the enemy therein.
Additional Details
Accredited to: Buffalo, Erie County, New York
Awarded Posthumously: Yes
Presentation Date & Details: September 21, 1870
Born: 1842, Toronto, Canada
Died: May 10, 1864, Wilderness, VA, United States
Buried: Forest Lawn Cemetery (MH) (3-1), Buffalo, NY, United States