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Rank and organization: Private, Company B, 47th Ohio Infantry. Place
and date: At Vicksburg, Miss., 3 May 1863. Entered service at: Adrian,
Mich. Born: 1841, Hillsdale, Mich. Date of issue: 13 December 1907. Citation:
Was one of a party that volunteered and attempted to run the enemy's batteries
with a steam tug and 2 barges loaded with subsistence stores.
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)
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