Rank: Private
Unit: G Trp, 2d Cavalry
Reenlisted: February 6, 1899 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was 21 yrs 7 mos. It was his second enlistment.
Date of birth: 1877
Hometown: Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Campaign: Spanish American War
Died: 27 December 1899
Age at death: 21 or 22
Cause of death: Yellow fever
Location of fatality: Matanzas, Cuba
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Place of interment: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia
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Note: Original enlistment was C Co, 4th Pennsylvania Volunteers.
He stood 5’6½” with brown eyes, dark brown hair, and ruddy complexion.