Rank: Private
Unit: E Co, 2d Dragoons
Enlisted: November 24, 1836 in New York, New York. He was 23.
Date of birth: 1813
Hometown: Baden, Germany
Occupation prior to enlistment: Fisherman
Campaign: Second Seminole War
Died: 13 April 1837
Cause of death: Disease unknown
Location of fatality: Fort Mellon, Florida
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Place of interment: Saint Augustine National Cemetery in Saint Augustine, Florida
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