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Rank and organization:   Private, Company K, 5th Pennsylvania Cavalry.
Place and date:   At Burnt Ordinary, Va., 19 January 1863. Entered service at: Philadelphia, Pa.

Birth:   Ireland.

Date of issue:   2 August 1897.

Citation:   Was one of a small scouting party that charged and routed a mounted force of the enemy six times their number. He led the charge in a most gallant and distinguished manner, going far beyond the call of duty.

Some additional excellent resources for your research are:

• Interment.net ~ Cemetery Transcriptions on the net.

• Ancestry.com ~ A huge compilation of databases some of which are free and some of which require a paid subscription.

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