Five feet 6 inches tall, 175 pounds, dark complexion, light brown hair, blue eyes; 20 years, 5 months, 17 days of age on day of the Raid. Coal miner, but wrote in September, 1904 that he was “not very busy at it.” Two-term member of House of Representatives, Ohio General Assembly, from Jackson County, Ohio, 1890-1893.

Born October 25, 1841, Pittsburgh, PA, to natives of Monmouthshire, England.

Died August 14, 1915, Ohio Soldiers and Sailors Home, Sandusky, Ohio.

Buried City Cemetery of Coalton, Ohio, near entrance. No Medal of Honor marker on grave.

Enrolled as Private Co. F 10th Ohio Infantry Regiment, April 19, 1861, Pomeroy, Ohio, three months. Enlisted Co. L 33rd Ohio Infantry Regiment, September 10, 1861, three years. Mustered October 11, 1861, Portsmouth, Ohio; promoted Corporal October 11, 1861; Sergeant May 20, 1862. Discharged October 17, 1864, Villenou, GA.

Saw action at Battle of Perryville, KY; in Andrews Raid; enlisted in Confederate unit at Jasper, TN, then escaped to Union lines near Bridgeport, AL, April 29, 1862; at Battle of Chickamauga, GA, September 20, 1863; wounded in chin; captured; paroled May 1, 1864.

Pension $15 per month effective October 27, 1911, per act of February 6, 1907; $25 per month effective May 20, 1912, No. 1107-477.

NORTH

Andrews | Bensinger
Brown | Buell
Buffum | Campbell
Dorsey | Hawkins
Knight | Llewellyn
Mason | Mitchel
Parrott | Pittenger
Porter | Reddick
Robertson | Ross
Scott | Shadrach
Slavens | Smith
G.Wilson | J.Wilson
Wollam | Wood

SOUTH
Bond | Bracken
Cain | Cox
Fuller | Haney
Harbin | Henderson
Martin | Murphy
Smith | Stokley

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