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Rank and organization: Second Lieutenant, Company K, 15th New York Cavalry.
Place and date: At Dinwiddie Courthouse, Va., 31 March 1865. Entered service
at: Brooklyn, N.Y. Birth: New York. Date of issue: 15 December 1898. Citation:
While acting as aide to General Custer, took a flag from the hands of color
bearer, rode in front of a line that was being driven back and, under a
heavy fire, rallied the men, re-formed the line, and repulsed the charge.
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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