Rank: Private
Unit: D Trp, 2d Cavalry
Enlisted: June 30, 1880 in Buffalo, New York. He was 34.
Hometown: Minden, Prussia
Occupation prior to enlistment: Sailor
Campaign: Plains Indian War (post Civil War)
Died: 15 December 1883
Cause of death: Suicide
Location of fatality: Fort Ellis, Montana Territory
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