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- ↑ "Civil War Medal of Honor Recipients (M–Z)". Medal of Honor Citations. United States Army Center of Military History. June 26, 2011. Retrieved February 6, 2013.
- ↑ Bloom, Alex (July 12, 2011). "North Andover man won medal for Civil War heroism". The Eagle-Tribune . North Andover, Massachusetts. Archived from the original on February 17, 2012.
- ↑ Record of Medals of Honor issued to the officers and enlisted men of the United States Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. Washington: United States Government Printing Office. 1917. p. 59.
