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Rank and organization. Private, Company K, 11th lowa Infantry. Place and date: Near Kenesaw Mountain, Ga., 15 June 1864.

Entered service at:   DeWitt, Clinton County, lowa.

Birth:   Marion County, Ohio. Date of issue. 27 November 1899.

Citation:   With one companion and under a fierce fire from the enemy at short range went to the rescue of a wounded comrade who had fallen between the lines and carried him to a place of safety.

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