• He appeared in the 1880 census on 18 Jun 1880 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA. 2
• He served in the Army. 3 Louis served as a private in Company G, 19th U.S. Infantry and saw action in the Philippines.
• He received the Congressional Medal of Honor on 10 Mar 1902. 3 At Mount Amia, Cebu, Philippine Islands, 4 February 1900 he "singlehandedy defended his mortally wounded captain from an overwhelming force of the enemy."
• He appeared in the 1910 census on 26 Apr 1910 in Richfield, Hennepin, MN. 4
• He appeared in the 1930 census on 8 Apr 1930 in Washington, DC. 5
Sources
1
Pearl Orient, The Annals, Official Publication of the Medal of Honor Historical Society, Volume 13, (Sep 1990).
2
Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, 1880 U.S. Census, Population Schedule, (Washington, D.C., National Archives and Records Administration), ED 160, Page 89, Line 25.
3
US Army Center of Military History, (http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/mohphil1.htm).
4
Minnesota, Hennepin County, 1910 U.S. Census, Population Schedule, (Washington, D.C., National Archives and Records Administration), ED 218, Sheet 8, Line 83.
5
District of Columbia, 1930 U.S. Census, Population Schedule, (Washington, D.C., National Archives and Records Administration), ED 328, Sheet 7, Line 53.
