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Rank and organization: Corporal, Company E., 164th New York Infantry.
Place and date: At Cold Harbor, Va., 7 June 1864. Entered service at: New
York, N.Y. Birth: Ireland. Date of issue: 13 December 1893. Citation: After
making a successful personal reconnaissance, he gallantly led the skirmishers
in a night attack, charging the enemy, and thus enabling the pioneers to
put up works.
This data was extracted from the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, U.S. Senate, Medal of Honor Recipients: 1863-1973 (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1973)
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