Rank: Private
Unit: I Co, 2d Dragoons
Reenlisted: May 24, 1845 in Fort Washita, Choctaw Nation. It was his third enlistment.
Hometown: Woodstock, Virginia
Occupation prior to enlistment: Farmer
Campaign: Mexican American War
Died: 13 April 1847
Cause of death: Killed in action
Location of fatality: Cerro Gordo, Mexico
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Place of interment: road between Vera Cruz and Plan del Rio, Mexico
Note: Original enlistment was September 29, 1836 in A Co, 2d Dragoons in Woodstock, Virginia.
2nd enlistment was July 24, 1840 in A Co, 2d Dragoons in New York City, New York.