One of 19 of 24 men (including two civilians) who, by direction of Gen. Ormsby M. Mitchell, 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 track between Chattanaooga and Atlanta.
Additional Details
Accredited to: Farmers Center, Defiance County, Ohio
Awarded Posthumously: No
Presentation Date & Details: September 1863
Born: January 24, 1837, Apple Creek, Wayne County, OH, United States
Died: , Stryker, OH, United States
Buried: Oakwood Cemetery (PM), Stryker, OH, United States