Rank: Private
Unit: E Co, 2d Cavalry
Enlisted: February 8, 1875 in Omaha, Nebraska, by Lieut. He was 24.
Date of birth: 1851
Hometown: Franklin County, Ohio
Occupation prior to enlistment: Laborer
Campaign: Plains Indian War (post Civil War)
Died: 8 or 12 February 1880
Age at death: 29
Cause of death: Killed in action by Indians from the Lakotas tribe
Location of fatality: Pumpkin Creek, Dakota Territory (Volborg, Montana)
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Place of interment: Custer National Cemetery Crow Agency in Big Horn County, Montana
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Note: He stood 5’8¼” with blue eyes, sandy hair, and light complexion.
He deserted on June 17, 1875 and apprehended on July 7, 1875.