Rank: Private
Unit: E Trp, 2d Cavalry
Enlisted: September 16, 1883 in Fort Keogh, Montana. He was 21.
Date of birth: 1862
Hometown: Germany
Campaign: Plains Indian War (post Civil War)
Died: 16 June 1885
Age at death: 22 or 23
Cause of death: Acute phthisis
Location of fatality: Fort Walla Walla, Washington Territory
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Place of interment: Fort Walla Walla Military Cemetery in College Place, Washington
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Note: he stood 5’5″ with hazel eyes, light hair, and fair complexion.