Rank: Corporal
Unit: H Co, 2d Dragoons
Enlisted: October 25, 1862 in Pleasant Valley, Maryland. He was 20.
Hometown: Springfield County, Pennsylvania
Occupation prior to enlistment: Farmer
Campaign: Civil War
Died: 11 March 1864
Cause of death: Chronic diarrhea
Place of interment: South Valley Cemetery in South Valley, New York
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Note: Original enlistment was September 23, 1861 in South Valley, New York. He was 19. He was to serve three years as a private in I Co, 51st Infantry Regiment but was discharged on October 25, 1862, to enlist in 2d U.S. Cavalry.