One of the 19 Medal recipients from a group of 22 men who, by direction of Gen. Mitchell (or Buell), penetrated nearly 200 miles south into enemy territory and captured a railroad train at Big Shanty, Ga., in an attempt to destroy the bridges and tract between Chattanooga and Atlanta.
Additional Information:
Awarded Posthumously:
No
Born:
December 31, 1838, Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio
