Rank: Private
Unit: B Trp, 2d Cavalry
Enlisted: May 26, 1898 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He was 22 yrs 1 mos.
Date of birth: 25 April 1876
Hometown: Polo, Illinois
Occupation prior to enlistment: Baker
Campaign: Spanish American War
Died: 29 July 1898
Age at death: 22
Cause of death: Typhoid fever
Location of fatality: Tampa, Florida
Place of interment: Buffalo Grove Cemetery in Buffalo Grove, Illinois
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Note: He stood 5’6″ with blue eyes, light flaxen hair, and a fair complexion.