Medal of Honor Action Place: Corinth, Mississippi, USA
Citation
While on duty as provost marshal, voluntarily assumed command of his company, then under fire, and so continued in command until the repulse and retreat of the enemy on the following day, the loss to his company during the battle being very great.
Additional Details
Accredited to: Montgomery City, Montgomery County, Missouri
Awarded Posthumously: No
Presentation Date & Details: July 9, 1896
Born: May 28, 1838, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, OH, United States
Died: March 27, 1903, Vancouver, WA, United States
Buried: Vancouver Barracks Post Cemetery (MH) (4-W-412), Vancouver, WA, United States