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and recipient of the

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for action at Forts Beauregard and

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, on November 7, 1861. He was wounded by a piece of shell which caused his legs to be amputated.

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1810s births 1872 deaths American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor People of New Jersey in the American Civil War Union Navy sailors United States Navy Medal of Honor recipients People from Cape May County, New Jersey Burials at Mount Moriah Cemetery (Philadelphia) Date of birth unknown {{US-mil-bio-stub