U.S. ARMY
DIVISION: 47th Ohio Infantry
COMPANY: B
DATE OF BIRTH: 11 AUG 1843
PLACE OF BIRTH: Germany
DATE OF DEATH: 27 APR 1916
PLACE OF DEATH: Monroe County, Michigan
BURIAL: Carleton Cemetery, Carleton, Monroe County, Michigan
NOTEWORTHY FACTS: Awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his service during the U.S. Civil War at Vicksburg Mississippi on 3 MAY 1863.
CITATION: Was one of a party that volunteered and attempted to run the enemy’s batteries with a steam tug and two barges loaded with subsistence stores.