Rank: Private
Unit: D Co, 2d Dragoons
Enlisted: August 24, 1837 in Syracuse, New York. He was 26.
Hometown: Danube, New York
Occupation prior to enlistment: Laborer
Campaign: Second Seminole War
Died: 9 July 1838
Cause of death: Gunshot wound while deserting
Location of fatality: Fort Heileman, Florida (Middleburg, Florida)
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