Medal of Honor Action Place: Bull Run, Virginia, USA
Citation
The flag of his regiment having been abandoned during retreat, he voluntarily returned with a single companion under a heavy fire and secured and brought off the flag, his companion being killed.
Additional Details
Accredited to: Burlington, Burlington County, New Jersey
Awarded Posthumously: No
Presentation Date & Details: September 17, 1897
Born: December 23, 1840, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA, United States
Died: November 4, 1923, Philadelphia, PA, United States
Buried: North Cedar Hills Cemetery (MH) (W3-28-2), Philadelphia, PA, United States
Location of Medal:
Gloucester County Historical Society, Woodbury, NJ