Rank: First Sergeant (Highest Rank: Ordnance Sergeant)
Conflict/Era: Indian Campaigns
Unit/Command: Company I, 9th U.S. Cavalry
Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
Medal of Honor Action Date: August 16, 1881
Medal of Honor Action Place: foothills of the Cuchillo Negro Mountains, New Mexico, USA
Citation
Rallied a detachment, skillfully conducted a running fight of three or four hours, and by his coolness, bravery, and unflinching devotion to duty in standing by his commanding officer in an exposed position under a heavy fire from a large party of Indians saved the lives of at least three of his comrades.
Additional Details
Accredited to: East Carroll Parish, Louisiana
Awarded Posthumously: No
Presentation Date & Details: November 12, 1896
Born: 1845, Carrollton, Orleans Parish, LA, United States
Died: August 23, 1899, Vancouver, WA, United States
Buried: Vancouver Barracks National Cemetery (MH) (8-W-393), Vancouver, WA, United States