Rank: Private
Unit: B Co, 2d Dragoons
Enlisted: January 11, 1853 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was 27.
Hometown: Baden, Germany
Occupation prior to enlistment: Rope maker
Campaign: Plains Indian War (pre Civil War)
Died: 28 August 1854
Cause of death: Died of wounds received in action
Location of fatality: Clear Fork of the Brazos, Texas
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