Rank: Private
Unit: D Trp, 2d Cavalry
Enlisted: January 28, 1888 in Detroit, Michigan. He was 22.
Hometown: Berlin, Germany
Occupation prior to enlistment: Laborer
Campaign: Plains Indian War (post Civil War)
Died: 3 February 1889
Cause of death: Congestion of the lungs
Location of fatality: Boise Barracks, Idaho Territory
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