Rank: Private
Unit: B Co, 2d Dragoons
Enlisted: August 2, 1847 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was 21.
Hometown: New York, New York
Occupation prior to enlistment: Clerk
Campaign: Plains Indian War (pre Civil War)
Died: 18 June 1848
Cause of death: Accidentally shot by Captain George Wofford, Volunteers.
Location of fatality: Vera Cruz, Mexico
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