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Rank and organization:   Private, Company K, 4th New York Heavy Artillery.
Place and date:   At White Oak Road, Va., 1 April 1865.

Entered service at:   Sandy Creek, N.Y.

Birth:   Sandy Creek, N.Y.

Date of issue:   22 April 1896.

Citation:   Made a hazardous reconnaissance through timber and slashings, preceding the Union line of battle, signaling the troops and leading them through the obstructions.

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