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Rank and organization: Private, Company B, 47th Ohio Infantry. Place
and date: At Vicksburg, Miss., 3 May 1863. Entered service at: Adrian,
Mich. Born: 29 February 1840, Monroe County, Mich. Date of issue: 5 April
1917. Citation: Was one of a party that volunteered and attempted to run
the enemy's batteries with a steam tug and 2 barges loaded with subsistence
stores.
This data was extracted from the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, U.S. Senate, Medal of Honor Recipients: 1863-1973 (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1973)
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