b. 03/07/1844 Brown County, Illinois.   d. 26/02/1918 New London, Iowa.

 

DATE OF MOH ACTION: 09/04/1865 Fort Blakeley, Alabama.

 

Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Awarded for action as a Private, Co. F, 119th Illinois Infantry ar Ft. Blakely, Alabama, on April 9, 1865.

 

MOH CITATION:

 

Capture of flag.

 

BURIAL LOCATION: SHINAR CUMBERLAND CEMETERY, PLEASANT GROVE, IOWA.