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Rank and organization:   Captain, Company C, 142d New York Infantry. Place and date: At Fort Fisher, N.C., 25 December 1864.

Entered service at:   ?.

Birth:   Hartford, N.Y.

Date of issue:   28 March 1892.

Citation:   During the bombardment of the fort by the fleet, captured and brought the flag of the fort, the flagstaff having been shot down.

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