U.S. ARMY
DIVISION: 31st Wisconsin Infantry
COMPANY: B
DATE OF BIRTH: 4 JUL 1847
PLACE OF BIRTH: Darlington, Lafayette County, Wisconsin
DATE OF DEATH: 26 JUL 1907
PLACE OF DEATH: Storm Lake, Buena Vista County, Iowa
BURIAL: Newell Cemetery, Newell, Buena Vista County, Iowa
NOTEWORTHY FACTS: Award the Congressional Medal of Honor for his service during the U.S. Civil War at Bentonville, North Carolina on 19 March 1865.
MOH CITATION: Entirely unassisted, brought from the field an abandoned piece of artillery and saved the gun from falling into the hands of the enemy.
MOH ISSUE DATE: 16 JUNE 1865