Rank: Private
Unit: G Co, 2d Dragoons
Enlisted: November 1, 1836 in New York City. He was 26.
Date of birth: 1810
Hometown: Hanover, Germany
Occupation prior to enlistment: Brewer
Campaign: Second Seminole War
Died: 5 September 1837
Cause of death: Peritonitis
Location of fatality: Saint Augustine, Florida
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Place of interment: Saint Augustine National Cemetery in Saint Augustine, Florida
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Note: He stood 5’10½” with brown eyes, brown hair, and florid complexion.