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Rank and organization:   Private, Company G, 187th New York Infantry.
Place and date:   At Hatchers Run, Va., 27 October 1864. Entered service at: Bennington, N.Y.

Birth:   Holland, N.Y.

Date of issue:   1 April 1898.

Citation:   This soldier and two others, voluntarily and under fire, rescued several wounded and helpless soldiers.

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