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Rank and organization:   Private, Company C, 3d Missouri Cavalry. Place and date: At Benton, Ark., 25 July 1864.

Entered service at:   Mt. Sterling, Brown County, Ill.

Birth:   Adams County, Ill.

Date of issue:   December 1864.

Citation:   Pursued and killed Confederate Brig. Gen. George M. Holt, Arkansas Militia, capturing his arms and horse.

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