Rank: Sergeant
Unit: 2d Dragoons
Enlisted: January 2, 1855 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was 25.
Date of birth: 1830
Hometown: Otsego County, New York
Occupation prior to enlistment: Farmer
Campaign: Plains Indian War (pre Civil War)
Died: 6 August 1859
Age at death: 28 or 29
Cause of death: Self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Location of fatality: Camp Floyd, Utah Territory
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Place of interment: Camp Floyd Cemetery in Fairfield, Utah
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Note: He stood 5’6″ with hazel eyes and brown hair.