Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. When the Civil War erupted he was a lawyer in practice in New York, when appointed as assistant quartermaster of volunteers with the rank of captain in the Army of the Potomac. He was soon promoted to chief quartermaster of the First Cavalry Division of the Army of the Shenandoah. While serving as a volunteer aide with the cavalry at Dinwiddie Court House, Virginia on
March 29, 1865, he carried orders to the reserve brigade and participated with it in the charge which repulsed the Confederate attack. For conspicuous gallantry, he was awarded the Medal of Honor in 1897.
March 29, 1865, he carried orders to the reserve brigade and participated with it in the charge which repulsed the Confederate attack. For conspicuous gallantry, he was awarded the Medal of Honor in 1897.
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. When the Civil War erupted he was a lawyer in practice in New York, when appointed as assistant quartermaster of volunteers with the rank of captain in the Army of the Potomac. He was soon promoted to chief quartermaster of the First Cavalry Division of the Army of the Shenandoah. While serving as a volunteer aide with the cavalry at Dinwiddie Court House, Virginia on
March 29, 1865, he carried orders to the reserve brigade and participated with it in the charge which repulsed the Confederate attack. For conspicuous gallantry, he was awarded the Medal of Honor in 1897.
March 29, 1865, he carried orders to the reserve brigade and participated with it in the charge which repulsed the Confederate attack. For conspicuous gallantry, he was awarded the Medal of Honor in 1897.
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