|
Rank and organization: Civilian scout, U.S. Army, Major General Philip
H. Sheridan's Headquarters, during Civil War.
Place and date: Virginia,
Appomattox campaign, Sailors Creek, March 29 to April 9, 1865. Entered
service at Winchester, Virginia. Birthdate: unknown. Date of issue: 25
April 1865. Place: Washington, D.C., 3 May 1865. Note: Was Chief Civilian
Scout for Major General Philip H. Sheridan's Cavalry Corps, which consisted
of VI and XIX Corps. Citation: Captured flag of Brigadier General Rufus
Barringer's headquarters brigade.
(In 1916, the general review of all Medals of Honor deemed 900 unwarranted.
This recipient was one of them. In June 1989, the U.S. Army Board of Correction
of Records restored the medal to this recipient.)
This data was extracted from the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, U.S. Senate, Medal of Honor Recipients: 1863-1973 (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1973)
| |
|