U.S. ARMY
HIGHEST RANK: Brevet Major
DIVISION/COMMAND: 4th U.S. Colored Infantry
COMPANY: H
DATE OF BIRTH: 24 MAR 1843
PLACE OF BIRTH: Chichester, New Hampshire
DATE OF DEATH: 9 SEP 1912
PLACE OF DEATH: Pembroke, New Hampshire
BURIAL: Evergreen Cemetery, Pembroke, New Hampshire
NOTEWORTHY FACTS: Awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his service during the U.S. Civil War at Petersburg Virginia on 15 JUN 1864.
CITATION: The first man of the Eighteenth Corps to enter the enemy’s works at Petersberg, Va., 15 June 1864. Valiant service in a desperate assault at New Market Heights, Va., inspiring the Union troops by his example of steady courage.