Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Private in Company I, 30th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Union Army. During the Battle of Vicksburg, Mississippi, on May 22, 1863, he was a member a volunteer storming party against the Confederate Stockade Redan. For gallantry in the face of the enemy, he was awarded the Medal of Honor on August 14, 1894.
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Private in Company I, 30th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Union Army. During the Battle of Vicksburg, Mississippi, on May 22, 1863, he was a member a volunteer storming party against the Confederate Stockade Redan. For gallantry in the face of the enemy, he was awarded the Medal of Honor on August 14, 1894.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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