Rank: First Lieutenant, Engineers (Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel)
Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
Unit/Command: U.S. Engineers
Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
Medal of Honor Action Date: April 1, 1865
Medal of Honor Action Place: Five Forks, Virginia, USA
Citation
With one companion, voluntarily advanced in a reconnaissance beyond the skirmishers, where he was exposed to imminent peril; also, in the same battle, rode to the front with the commanding general to encourage wavering troops to resume the advance, which they did successfully.
Additional Details
Accredited to: Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Awarded Posthumously: No
Presentation Date & Details: September 7, 1897
Born: May 17, 1841, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA, United States
Died: February 7, 1900
Buried: U.S. Military Academy Cemetery (PM) (T-1), West Point, NY, United States