Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. Enlisted in the Civil War as a Private in Company B of the 10th Vermont Volunteer Infantry on July 28, 1862. He was subsequently commissioned 1st Lieutenant in the 9th United States Colored Troops on December 18, 1863, then as a Captain and commander of Company B, 116th United States Colored Troops on January 27, 1863. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery at the Battle of Hatchers Run, Virginia on April 2, 1865. His citation reads: "Voluntarily passed between the lines, under a heavy fire from the enemy, and obtained important information". He was brevetted Major, US Volunteers on March 13, 1865 for "gallant and meritorious service" and was mustered out of Civil War service on February 7, 1867, well after the end of the fighting. He had served in the Union forces that occupied the Texas border to counter the French occupational element in Mexico, and was the Provost Marshal for Brownsville. After his discharge he stayed in Texas, served in the Freedman's Bureau and in the Internal Revenue service. At the urging of Governor Edmund Davis, he ran for, and was elected to, the Texas State Legislature in 1870. Four months into the term he was unanimously made Speaker of the Texas House, the youngest to ever hold that office. A legislational dispute would cost him that position, and he finished his term in 1871. He became a successful businessman and civil leader in Texas, and helped found Houston-Tillotson College. His Medal was issued on March 24, 1892.
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. Enlisted in the Civil War as a Private in Company B of the 10th Vermont Volunteer Infantry on July 28, 1862. He was subsequently commissioned 1st Lieutenant in the 9th United States Colored Troops on December 18, 1863, then as a Captain and commander of Company B, 116th United States Colored Troops on January 27, 1863. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery at the Battle of Hatchers Run, Virginia on April 2, 1865. His citation reads: "Voluntarily passed between the lines, under a heavy fire from the enemy, and obtained important information". He was brevetted Major, US Volunteers on March 13, 1865 for "gallant and meritorious service" and was mustered out of Civil War service on February 7, 1867, well after the end of the fighting. He had served in the Union forces that occupied the Texas border to counter the French occupational element in Mexico, and was the Provost Marshal for Brownsville. After his discharge he stayed in Texas, served in the Freedman's Bureau and in the Internal Revenue service. At the urging of Governor Edmund Davis, he ran for, and was elected to, the Texas State Legislature in 1870. Four months into the term he was unanimously made Speaker of the Texas House, the youngest to ever hold that office. A legislational dispute would cost him that position, and he finished his term in 1871. He became a successful businessman and civil leader in Texas, and helped found Houston-Tillotson College. His Medal was issued on March 24, 1892.
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