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Rank and organization:   Captain, Company E, 73d U.S. Colored Troops.
Place and date:   At Fort Blakely, Ala., 9 April 1865.

Entered service at:   ?.

Birth:   Brandon, Vt.

Date of issue:   3 August 1897.

Citation:   Voluntarily made a reconnaissance in advance of the line held by his regiment and, under a heavy fire, obtained information of great value.

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