Rank: Private
Unit: B Co, 2d Dragoons
Enlisted: June 21, 1854 in New York, New York. He was 32.
Hometown: Oxted, Germany
Occupation prior to enlistment: Farmer
Campaign: Plains Indian War (pre Civil War)
Died: 19 January 1855
Age at death: 32 yrs
Cause of death: Killed in action
Location of fatality: Penasco River, New Mexico
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