Medal of Honor Citation
- Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company H, 7th United States Cavalry.
- Places and dates: Little Big Horn River, Montana, June 25, 1876
- Entered Service at: San Francisco, California, October 15, 1866
- Birth: 1843, Cincinnati, Ohio
- Date of issue: October 5, 1878
Citation:
- With 3 comrades during the entire engagement courageously held a position that secured water for the command.
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