Rank: Sergeant
Unit: F Trp, 2d Cavalry
Reenlisted: September 8, 1885 in Fort Walla Walla, Washington Territory. He was 44. It was fourth enlistment.
Date of birth: 1841
Hometown: Sussex County, New Jersey
Occupation prior to enlistment: Machinist
Campaign: Plains Indian War (post Civil War)
Died: 16 May 1887
Age of death: 45 or 46
Cause of death: Valvular disease of the heart
Location of fatality: Fort Walla Walla, Washington Territory
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Place of internment: Fort Walla Walla Military Cemetery in Walla Walla, Washington
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Note: Original enlistment was August 16, 1870 at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania into A Co, 4th Cavalry. He was 29. He was discharged on August 16, 1875, at Cheyenne Agency, Indian Territory for expiration of service and held the rank of corporal.
Second enlistment was September 8, 1875 in New York, New York into F Co, 2d Cavalry. He was 34. He was discharged on September 7, 1880 at Fort Ellis, Montana Territory for expiration of service and held the rank of sergeant.
Third enlistment was September 8, 1880 at Fort Ellis, Montana Territory into F Co, 2d Cavalry. He was 39. He was discharged on September 7, 1885 at Fort Walla Walla, Washington Territory for expiration of service and held the rank of sergeant.
He stood 5’6″ with brown eyes, brown hair, and dark complexion.