DistantCousin.com

Rank and organization:   Corporal, Company F, 2d lowa Infantry. Place and date: At Fort Donelson, Tenn., 15 February 1862.

Entered service at:   Keosauqua, Van Buren County, lowa.

Birth:   Van Buren County, lowa. Date of issue: 12 March 1897.

Citation:   Took the colors after 3 of the color guard had fallen, and although most instantly knocked down by a spent ball, immediately arose and bore the colors to the end of the engagement.

Some additional excellent resources for your research are:

• Interment.net ~ Cemetery Transcriptions on the net.

• Ancestry.com ~ A huge compilation of databases some of which are free and some of which require a paid subscription.

  ---

  Thank you for visiting our site.
  Please do come back again.
  And remember, we are all Distant Cousins

  Link to DistantCousin.com