Rank: Private
Unit: M Co, 2d Cavalry
Enlisted: January 29, 1863 in Washington, D.C. He was 19. It was his second enlistment.
Date of birth: 1844
Hometown: Washington County, Pennsylvania
Occupation prior to enlistment: Farmer
Campaign: Civil War
Died: 12 November 1863
Age at death: 18 or 19
Cause of death: Prisoner of war, died from pneumonia
Location of fatality: Libby Prison in Richmond, Virginia
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Place of interment: Richmond National Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia
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Note: Original enlistment was in A Co, 2d Pennsylvania Volunteers.
He stood 5’4½” with hazel eyes, brown hair, and light complexion.