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Rank and organization:   Private, Company B, 21st Ohio Infantry. Place and date: At Stone River, Tenn., 31 December 1862.

Entered service at:   ?.

Birth:   Hancock County, Ohio.

Date of issue:   17 September 1897.

Citation:   Voluntarily and under a heavy fire, while his command was falling back, rescued a wounded and helpless comrade from death or capture.

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