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Rank and organization:   First Sergeant, Company I, 5th U.S. Colored Troops.
Place and date:   At Chapins Farm, Va., 29 September 1864. Entered service at: Massillon, Ohio. Born: 1 March 1843, Stark County, Ohio.

Date of issue:   6 April 1865.

Citation:   Took command of his company after all the officers had been killed or wounded and gallantly led it in battle.

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