Medal of Honor Action Place: Buzzard's Roost Gap, Georgia, USA
Citation
With only 41 men under his command, defended and held a blockhouse against the attack of Hood's Division for nearly 10 hours, thus checking the advance of the enemy and insuring the safety of the balance of the regiment, as well as that of the 8th Kentucky Infantry, then stationed at Ringgold, Ga.
Additional Details
Accredited to: Rushville, Schuyler County, Illinois
Awarded Posthumously: No
Presentation Date & Details: March 28, 1896
Born: May 17, 1829, Harrison County, IN, United States
Died: May 9, 1906, Rushville, IL, United States
Buried: Rushville Cemetery (PM) (3-13) , Rushville, IL, United States