Rank: Private
Unit: D Co, 2d Cavalry
Enlisted: November 12, 1873 in Chicago, Illinois. He was 22.
Date of birth: 1851
Hometown: Filz, Prussia
Occupation prior to enlistment: Laborer
Campaign: Plains Indian War (post Civil War)
Died: 18 March 1874
Age at death: 22 or 23
Cause of death: Wounds from an accident
Location of fatality: Camp Douglas, Utah Territory (Salt Lake City, Utah)
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Place of interment: Fort Douglas Cemetery in Salt Lake City, Utah
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Note: He stood 5’5¼” with blue eyes, light hair, and light complexion.