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Rank and organization: Lieutenant Colonel, 2d Maine Cavalry. Place and
date: At Evergreen, Ala., 23 March 1865. Entered service at: Maine. Birth:
Cranberry Isles, Maine. Date of issue: 10 September 1897. Citation: Advanced
alone in the darkness beyond the picket line, came upon 3 of the enemy,
fired upon them (his fire being returned), wounded 2, and captured the
whole party.
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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