THIS TABLET IS CAST FROM METAL RECOVERED FROM THE U.S.S. MAINE

A MICHIGAN SOLDIER WHOSE VALOROUS CONDUCT IN THE REBELLION, IN THE INDIAN WARS AND IN THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR, ADDED GLORY TO THE MILITARY ANNALS OF THE UNITED STATES. AWARDED MEDAL OF HONOR, JUNE 12, 1895 FOR MOST DISTINGUISHED GALLANTRY IN THE BATTLE ...