Civil War Medal of Honor Recipent. He served in the Civil War as a Private in Company A, 74th New York Volunteer Infantry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his bravery at the Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia, on May 2, 1863. His citation reads "Voluntarily and under heavy fire advanced toward the enemy's lines and secured valuable information." Three other 74th New York soldiers had volunteered to perform the dangerous reconnaissance, which was requested by Union General Hiram G. Berry, and was done in the night after Stonewall Jackson had crushed the Union Army of the Potomac's Right Flank. Without the Rebels discovering them, the four soldiers heard the accidental shooting of General Jackson by his own men, and were able to return with that information, as well as information about the location of the Confederate troops. When they returned to Union lines, they heard that General Berry had been mortally wounded, and that one of his last requests was that the scouting party be rewarded. His Medal was issued on November 26, 1884. The three other 74th New York scouts were Private Felix Brannigan, Sergeant Major Eugene P. Jacobson, and Sergeant Gotlieb Luty, all of whom were awarded the Medal of Honor as well.
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipent. He served in the Civil War as a Private in Company A, 74th New York Volunteer Infantry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his bravery at the Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia, on May 2, 1863. His citation reads "Voluntarily and under heavy fire advanced toward the enemy's lines and secured valuable information." Three other 74th New York soldiers had volunteered to perform the dangerous reconnaissance, which was requested by Union General Hiram G. Berry, and was done in the night after Stonewall Jackson had crushed the Union Army of the Potomac's Right Flank. Without the Rebels discovering them, the four soldiers heard the accidental shooting of General Jackson by his own men, and were able to return with that information, as well as information about the location of the Confederate troops. When they returned to Union lines, they heard that General Berry had been mortally wounded, and that one of his last requests was that the scouting party be rewarded. His Medal was issued on November 26, 1884. The three other 74th New York scouts were Private Felix Brannigan, Sergeant Major Eugene P. Jacobson, and Sergeant Gotlieb Luty, all of whom were awarded the Medal of Honor as well.
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MEDAL OF HONOR
CO A
74 NY INF
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