Rank: Lieutenant Colonel (Highest Rank: Major General)
Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
Unit/Command: 8th Illinois Infantry
Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
Medal of Honor Action Date: April 9, 1865
Medal of Honor Action Place: Fort Blakely, Alabama, USA
Citation
Led the right wing of his regiment, and, springing through an embrasure, was the first to enter the enemy's works, against a strong fire of artillery and infantry.
Additional Details
Accredited to: Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois
Awarded Posthumously: No
Presentation Date & Details: January 16, 1894
Born: July 15, 1838, Penfield, Calhoun County, MI, United States
Died: September 17, 1918, Rockford, IL, United States
Buried: Greenwood Cemetery (PM) (Sec.11-4), Rockford, IL, United States