Rank: Private
Unit: H Co, 2d Dragoons
Enlisted: August 22, 1836 in Winchester, Virginia. He was 26.
Date of birth: 1810
Hometown: Grafton, New Hampshire
Occupation prior to enlistment: Farmer
Campaign: Second Seminole War
Died: 3 July 1841
Age at death: 30 or 31
Cause of death: Chronic diarrhea
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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Note: He stood 5’7” with hazel eyes, dark hair, and dark complexion.