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Rank and organization:   Private, Company D, 13th Massachusetts Infantry. Place and date. At Fredericksburg, Va., 13 December 1862. Entered service at:?. Born 2 February 1836, Waltham, Mass.

Date of issue:   1898.

Citation:   A wounded and helpless comrade, having been left on the skirmish line, this soldier voluntarily returned to the front under a severe fire and carried the wounded man to a place of safety.

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