Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. Served in the Civil War as a Private in Company D, 4th Missouri Volunteer Cavalry. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery at Ivy Farm, near Okolona, Mississippi on February 22, 1864. His citation reads "Voluntarily risked his life by taking a horse, under heavy fire, beyond the line of battle for the rescue of his captain, whose horse had been killed in a charge and who was surrounded by the enemy's skirmishers." His Medal was awarded to him on July 8, 1897.
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. Served in the Civil War as a Private in Company D, 4th Missouri Volunteer Cavalry. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery at Ivy Farm, near Okolona, Mississippi on February 22, 1864. His citation reads "Voluntarily risked his life by taking a horse, under heavy fire, beyond the line of battle for the rescue of his captain, whose horse had been killed in a charge and who was surrounded by the enemy's skirmishers." His Medal was awarded to him on July 8, 1897.
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