American Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. A German immigrant, he was issued the award on February 24, 1899 for his actions as a captain with Company F, 4th Missouri Cavalry, US Army, on August 31, 1864 at the Battle of Jonesboro, Georgia. Following the war, he was discharges at the rank of major and settled in Kansas, where he died at the age of 78, His Medal of Honor citation reads: "While acting as aide and carrying orders across a most dangerous part of the battlefield, being hindered by a Confederate advance, seized a rifle, took a place in the ranks and was conspicuous in repulsing the enemy."
American Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. A German immigrant, he was issued the award on February 24, 1899 for his actions as a captain with Company F, 4th Missouri Cavalry, US Army, on August 31, 1864 at the Battle of Jonesboro, Georgia. Following the war, he was discharges at the rank of major and settled in Kansas, where he died at the age of 78, His Medal of Honor citation reads: "While acting as aide and carrying orders across a most dangerous part of the battlefield, being hindered by a Confederate advance, seized a rifle, took a place in the ranks and was conspicuous in repulsing the enemy."
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