Unit/Command: Company B, 1st Massachusetts Infantry
Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
Medal of Honor Action Date: July 2, 1863
Medal of Honor Action Place: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Citation
When his regiment was falling back, this soldier, bearing the national color, returned in the face of the enemy's fire, pulled the regimental flag from under the body of its bearer, who had fallen, saved the flag from capture, and brought both colors off the field.
Additional Details
Accredited to: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Awarded Posthumously: No
Presentation Date & Details: July 2, 1899
Born: April 29, 1840, Boston, Suffolk County, MA, United States
Died: July 30, 1900, South Acton, MA, United States
Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery (MH) (33), Acton, MA, United States