Rank: Private
Unit: D Trp, 2d Cavalry
Enlisted: April 24, 1883 in Detroit, Michigan. He was 21.
Date of birth: 1862
Hometown: Fitchburg, Massachusetts
Occupation prior to enlistment: Laborer
Campaign: Plains Indian War (post Civil War)
Died: 29 September 1885
Age at death: 23
Cause of death: Gunshot wound of abdomen received accidentally at the target range.
Location of fatality: Boise Barracks, Idaho Territory
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Place of interment: Fort Boise Military Cemetery in Boise, Idaho
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Note: He stood 5’7¼” with grey eyes, light brown hair, and light complexion.