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Rank and organization:   Private, Company A, 1st New Jersey Cavalry. Place and date: At Paines Crossroads, Va., 5 April 1865.

Entered service at:   Jersey City, N.J.

Birth:   Clintonville, N.Y.

Date of issue:   3 May 1865.

Citation:   Capture of a Confederate flag.

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