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Rank and organization: First Sergeant, Company F, 7th Connecticut Infantry.
Place and date: At James Island, S.C., 16 June 1862. Entered service at:
New Haven, Conn. Birth: New Haven, Conn. Date of issue: 1863. Citation:
Having his left arm shot away in a charge on the enemy, he continued on
duty, taking part in a second and a third charge until he fell exhausted
from the loss of blood.
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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