Rank: Private
Unit: C Co, 2d Dragoons
Enlisted: July 7, 1849 in Baltimore, Maryland. He was 23.
Hometown: Wertemburg [Wurttemberg], Germany
Occupation prior to enlistment: Clerk
Campaign: Plains Indian War (pre Civil War)
Died: 25 August 1850
Cause of death: Suicide – with gun
Location of fatality: Fort Inge, Texas
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