Rank: First Sergeant
Unit: F Trp, 2d Cavalry
Reenlisted: October 16, 1893 in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. He was 40. It was his fourth enlistment
Date of birth: 1850
Hometown: Minersville, Pennsylvania
Occupation prior to enlistment: Miner
Campaign: Plains Indian War (post Civil War)
Died: 1 August 1895
Cause of death: 42
Cause of death: Suicide
Location of fatality: Fort Riley, Kansas
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Place of interment: Fort Riley Post Cemetery, Fort Riley, Kansas
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Note: He stood 5’6 3/4″ with hazel eyes, light hair, and fair complexion.
Original enlistment was September 25, 1878, in New York, New York into Troop I, 7th Cavalry. He was discharged on September 27, 1883 at Fort Totten, Dakota Territory for expiration of service and held rank of sergeant and character recorded as good.
Second enlistment was October 10, 1883, at Fort Snelling, Minnesota into Troop M, 7th Cavalry. He was discharged on October 9, 1888, Manhattan, Kansas for expiration of service and held rank of sergeant and character recorded as excellent.
Third enlistment was October 16, 1888, at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri, into Troop F, 2d Cavalry. He was discharged on October 15, 1893, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas for expiration of service and held rank of 1st sergeant and character recorded as excellent.