Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He was 1st Lieutenant and commander of Battery E, 1st Rhode Island Volunteer Artillery, wounded July 2, 1863 at the Battle of Gettysburg. Awarded the Medal of Honor for gallantry at the Battle of Chancellorsville. Official CMOH citation: Though himself wounded, gallantly fought his section of the battery under a fierce fire from the enemy until his ammunition was all expended, many of the cannoneers and most of the horses killed or wounded, and the enemy within 25 yards of the guns, when, disabling one piece, he brought off the other in safety. Rank and Organization: First Lieutenant, Battery E, 1st Rhode Island Light Artillery. Place and Date: At Chancellorsville, Va., 3 May 1863. Entered Service At: Rhode Island. Born: 15 March 1834, Foster Creek, R.I. Date of Issue: 13 July 1899.
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He was 1st Lieutenant and commander of Battery E, 1st Rhode Island Volunteer Artillery, wounded July 2, 1863 at the Battle of Gettysburg. Awarded the Medal of Honor for gallantry at the Battle of Chancellorsville. Official CMOH citation: Though himself wounded, gallantly fought his section of the battery under a fierce fire from the enemy until his ammunition was all expended, many of the cannoneers and most of the horses killed or wounded, and the enemy within 25 yards of the guns, when, disabling one piece, he brought off the other in safety. Rank and Organization: First Lieutenant, Battery E, 1st Rhode Island Light Artillery. Place and Date: At Chancellorsville, Va., 3 May 1863. Entered Service At: Rhode Island. Born: 15 March 1834, Foster Creek, R.I. Date of Issue: 13 July 1899.
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