I wrote about him back on April 13. He will be having a bust dedicated in Galena this Saturday.
From Wikipedia.
Received the country's highest military honor for action at Vicksburg, Mississippi, on June 25, 1863. Received the Medal of Honor on 1 September 1893.
He was born in Galena, Illinois, on July 4, 1841, and enlisted in Company C of the 45th Illinois Volunteer Infantry in Galena. He died on May 3, 1909 and is buried in Clay Center, Kansas.
MEDAL OF HONOR CITATION:
"Was the first to plant the Union colors upon the enemy's works."
--Old Secesh
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