Rank: Sergeant
Unit: C Co, 2d Cavalry
Reenlisted: February 1, 1880 in Fort Custer, Montana Territory. He was 35. It was his fourth enlistment.
Date of birth: 1844
Hometown: New York City, New York
Campaign: Plains Indian War (post Civil War)
Died: 1 April 1880
Age at death: 35 or 36
Cause of death: Killed in action by Indians
Location of fatality: O’Fallon’s Creek, Montana
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Place of interment: Custer National Cemetery Crow Agency in Big Horn County, Montana
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Note: He stood 5’5″ with hazel eyes, dark hair, and dark complexion.
Original enlisted was March 28, 1866 in New York, New York into Company A, 16th Infantry and Company A, 34th Infantry. He was 24. He was discharged on March 28, 1869 in Corinth, Mississippi for expiration of service and held the rank private.
2nd enlisted was January 27, 1870 in Omaha Barracks, Nebraska into Company C, 2d Cavalry. He was 25. He was discharged on January 27, 1875 at Fort Laramie, Wyoming Territory for expiration of service and held the rank sergeant.
3rd enlisted was January 27, 1875 at Fort Laramie, Wyoming Territory into Company C, 2d Cavalry. He was 30. He was discharged on January 26, 1880 at Fort Custer, Montana territory for expiration of service and held the rank sergeant and character noted as excellent.
Additional note, the age listed on reenlistments would often conflict with ages previously listed during the early years of the US Army.