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Rank and organization: Private, Company B, 15th Michigan Infantry. Place
and date: At Atlanta, Ga., 22 July 1864. Entered service at: Monroe, Mich.
Born: 1840, Monroe, Mich. Date of issue: 25 July 1892. Citation: Voluntarily
scaled the enemy's breastworks and signaled to his commanding officer in
charge; also in single combat captured the colors of the 5th Texas Regiment
(C.S.A.).
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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