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Rank and organization:   Private, Company D, 12th West Virginia Infantry.
Place and date:   At Petersburg, Va., 2 April 1865.

Entered service at:   Ohio County, W. Va.

Birth:   Ohio County, W. Va.

Date of issue:   12 May 1865.

Citation:   Conspicuous gallantry as color bearer in the assault on Fort Gregg.

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