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Rank and organization:   Corporal, Company B, 36th U.S. Colored Troops.
Place and date:   At Chapins Farm, Va., 30 September 1864. Entered service at: Norfolk, Va.

Birth:   Princess Anne County, Va.

Date of issue:   6 April 1865.

Citation:   Having had his arm mutilated, making immediate amputation necessary, he loaded and discharged his piece with one hand and urged his men forward; this within 30 yards of the enemy's works.

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