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Rank and organization:   Brigadier General, U.S. Volunteers. Place and date: At Gettysburg, Pa., 3 July 1863.

Entered service at:   New York, N.Y. Born: 15 February 1835, New York, N.Y.

Date of issue:   28 September 1891.

Citation:   Distinguished personal gallantry in leading his men forward at a critical period in the contest.

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