Rank: Private
Unit: C Co, 2d Cavalry
Enlisted: March 3, 1870 in New York City, New York. He was 21
Date of birth: 1849
Hometown: Flatbush, New York
Occupation prior to enlistment: Moulder
Campaign: Plains Indian War (post Civil War)
Died: 25 June 1874
Age at death: 24 or 25
Cause of death: Drowned
Location of fatality: Platte River, Wyoming Territory
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Place of interment: Fort McPherson National Cemetery in Maxwell, Nebraska
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Note: He stood 5′ 7″ with hazel eyes, brown hair, and fair complexion.
Deserted May 16, 1872 and apprehended May 17, 1872.
Originally buried at Old Fort Laramie Post Cemetery at Fort Laramie, Wyoming and reinterred at Fort McPherson National Cemetery in Maxwell, Nebraska.