Rank: Private
Unit: A Co, 2d Dragoons
Enlisted: July 30, 1855 in San Antonio, Texas. He was 26.
Hometown: Bond County, Illinois
Occupation prior to enlistment: Teamster
Campaign: Plains Indian War (pre Civil War)
Died: 14 February 1857
Cause of death: Delirium tremens
Location of fatality: Fort Riley, Kansas Territory
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