Medal of Honor Action Place: Chamberlains Creek, Virginia, USA
Citation
With the assistance of a comrade, headed off the advance of the enemy, shooting two of his color bearers; also posted himself between the enemy and the lead horses of his own command, thus saving the herd from capture.
Additional Details
Accredited to: Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey
Awarded Posthumously: No
Presentation Date & Details: July 3, 1865
Born: 1841, Willimantic, Windham County, CT, United States
Died: January 16, 1870, Caldera, Chile
Buried: Old Willimatic Cemetery (MH) (IMO), Windham, CT, United States