Civil War Medal of Honor recipient. Served as a First Lieutenant, Company E, 24th Missouri Infantry, in action at Corinth, Mississippi on October 3, 1862. Citation: While on duty as provost marshal, voluntarily assumed command of his company, then under fire, and so continued in command until the repulse and retreat of the enemy on the following day, the loss to this company during the battle being very great. Award issued July 9, 1896, he was also a Spanish American War Veteran and retired from active service as a Major.
Civil War Medal of Honor recipient. Served as a First Lieutenant, Company E, 24th Missouri Infantry, in action at Corinth, Mississippi on October 3, 1862. Citation: While on duty as provost marshal, voluntarily assumed command of his company, then under fire, and so continued in command until the repulse and retreat of the enemy on the following day, the loss to this company during the battle being very great. Award issued July 9, 1896, he was also a Spanish American War Veteran and retired from active service as a Major.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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