Citation

Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party."

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Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Private in the Union Army in Company D, 4th West Virginia Infantry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on May 22, 1863 at Vicksburg, Mississippi. His citation reads "Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party."