Rank: Sergeant (Highest Rank: First Lieutenant)
Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
Unit/Command: Company G, 8th Illinois Cavalry
Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
Medal of Honor Action Date: June 1862
Medal of Honor Action Place: Chickahominy & Ashland, Virginia, USA
Citation: Gallantry in action.
Accredited to: Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois
Awarded Posthumously: Yes
Presentation Date & Details: September 27, 1865
Born: 1840, Laurel, Prince George’s County, MD, United States
Died: February 6, 1864, NC, United States
Buried: Springdale Cemetery (MH) (Prospect Hill Sec.82), Peoria, IL, United States