U.S. ARMY
DIVISION: 5th U.S. Colored Infantry
DATE OF BIRTH: 01 AUG 1844
PLACE OF BIRTH: Carthage, Texas
DATE OF DEATH: 15 MAY 1910
PLACE OF DEATH: Silver Spring, Maryland
BURIAL: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington Virginia
NOTEWORTHY FACTS: Awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his service during the U.S. Civil War at Chapin’s Farm Virginia on 29 SEP 1864.
CITATION:
Took command of Company C, after all the officers had been killed or wounded, and gallantly led it.