Medal of Honor Action Place: Dinwiddie Courthouse, Virginia, USA
Citation
While acting as aide to Gen. Custer, took a gun from the hands of color bearer, rode in front of a line that was being driven back and, under a heavy fire, rallied the men, re-formed the line, and repulsed the charge.
Additional Details
Accredited to: Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
Awarded Posthumously: No
Presentation Date & Details: December 15, 1898
Born: February 10, 1845, Albany, Albany County, NY, United States
Died: June 14, 1914, Chicago, IL, United States
Buried: Arlington National Cemetery (PMH) (2-3674), Arlington, VA, United States
Location of Medal:
Indiana Military Museum (1863 & 1896 designs), Vincennes, IN