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Rank and organization:   First Lieutenant, 2d U.S. Cavalry. Place and date: At Fairfax, Va., 1 June 1861.

Entered service at:   Brooklyn, N.Y.

Birth:   Fort Monroe, Va.

Date of issue:   13 November 1893.

Citation:   Twice charged through the enemy's lines and, taking a carbine from an enlisted man, shot the enemy's captain.

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