Rank: Wagoneer
Unit: E Trp, 2d Cavalry
Enlisted: 24 September 1900 in Lexington, Kentucky. He was 31 yrs 7 mos.
Date of birth: 1869
Hometown: Lewis County, Kentucky
Occupation prior to enlistment: Farmer
Campaign: Spanish American War
Died: 28 May 1903
Age at death: 33 or 34
Cause of death: Killed by a train
Location of fatality: Pennsylvania Central railroad between Deanwood and Magruder, Maryland\
Place of interment: Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia
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Note: He stood 5’6″ with blue eyes, dark brown hair, and fair complexion.