Rank: Private
Unit: C Co, 2d Cavalry
Enlisted: May 25, 1866 in Boston, Massachusetts. He was 21.
Date of birth: 1845
Hometown: Boston, Massachusetts
Campaign: Plains Indian War (post Civil War)
Died: 21 December 1866
Age at death: 20 or 21
Cause of death: Killed in action
Location of fatality: Peno Creek, Dakota Territory (Wyoming)
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Place of interment: Custer National Cemetery, Crow Agency in Big Horn County, Montana
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Notes: Fetterman Massacre. He stood 5 feet 9¾ inches with light complexion, hazel eyes, and brown hair.